The World Series of Mahjong 2010 was announced this morning in Macau.  The third-annual WSOM will be held from August 19-22, 2010 at the prestigious The Venetian® Macao-Resort-Hotel. WSOM continues to be the world’s largest mahjong tournament in terms of player participation and prize money.

Mahjong Club will run online  feeder tournaments to WSOM, and aims to be the largest online Mahjong operator present at the competition.  “Mahjong, like poker, is a skill game that is played both casually and for significant amounts of money in evironments from the kitchen table to this tournament in the Venetian” saif Adriaan Brink – CEO of Mahjong Club.  “Mahjong Club will be running feeder tournaments to the World Series, our goal to have a significant number of the participants sponsored by Mahjong Club.”

Mahjong Club recently opened up for real money play and is rapidly becoming the premier destination for lovers of this time-honoured game.  With a significant presence both on the internet and on Facebook through its Mahjong Club facebook application Mahjong Club’s player base is growing significantly.  “We are thrilled with the rapid growth experienced by Mahjong Club, and are very excited and looking forward to participating in the World Series”, Brink added.