Superstitions
Superstitions
- Red symbolizes good luck, good fortune, auspiciousness, happiness, and prosperity. Some players believe that wearing red cloth, especially red underwear, or having red accessories can bring you good luck. Yellow and Gold signifies neutrality and good luck. Yellow was the color of imperial China, and it holds the meaning of authority, power and nobility. White is the color of mourning. White is associated with death and is use predominately in funerals in Chinese culture (Galltie, 2002; Lam 2005).
- Number Homonym: 4 (similar to death) and 7 (signifyer of death) are bad and unlucky; 6, 8 and 9 are good and lucky; other numbers are less important. Two or more continuous numbers, such as 44, 74 or 444, are worse than a single unlucky number alone; similarly, two or more consecutive good numbers, such as 66, 88 or 888, are better than one lucky number alone (Yang, 2011).
- Number Combinations Homonym: Combinations of numbers, when similar to certain pronunciations of words or sentences, is also given specific meanings (Lam, 2005; Yang, 2011).
- Words Homonym: words like “shu” (Mandarin) or “si” (Cantonese) means a book is a homophone of “loss;” carrying or looking at a book (carrying or bringing loss) where people are taking risks such as gambling is considered to invite bad luck and loss (Huang & Teng, 2009).
- Feng-shui: it is believed that Chi, or positive energy, flows more intensely in some places than it does in others, and these spots where Chi influence is greater can be of strategic importance for a gambler’s good luck. For example, the west side of a room and the spot where you can see a door have better chi, or energy flow, and thus are good spots for gamblers (Cheong, 2010).
- Some traditional customs in gambling might not make sense for people who are not from the Chinese culture, but they are commonly practiced among a lot Chinese players (Huang & Teng, 2009).
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