What do I need to provide for an in-home mahjong lesson?

A table with room for four players and four racks, seating for your group, and four to six people. Everything else — tiles, racks, dice, mats and cards — comes with Jessica, and card tables, chairs and tablecloths are available if needed.

Can lessons be held in a condo or hotel suite?

Yes. High-rise condos and hotel suites work well as long as there is a table that seats four with room for the tile wall.

How do guard-gated communities work?

Add Jessica Gitlin to your guest list for the date and send the gate's entry instructions when you confirm. It's a routine part of lessons in Summerlin, Anthem and The Ridges.

How much does an in-home mahjong lesson cost?

A single-table lesson is $200 for 2.5 hours and covers up to 6 players. A two-table lesson is $400 for 3 hours and covers up to 10 players.

In-Home LessonsAugust 11, 2026

From the Table 🀄

In-Home Mahjong Lessons in Las Vegas: She Comes to You

By Jessica Gitlin — Las Vegas's favorite Mahjong teacher

Vegas Mahjong Lessons · Taught on the official NMJL card

The short answer

In-home mahjong lessons in Las Vegas mean the instructor travels to you. Jessica Gitlin brings the complete 152-tile set, racks with pushers, dice and mats — plus card tables, chairs and tablecloths if your space needs them — to homes across Summerlin, Henderson, Southern Highlands, Centennial Hills and the Strip corridor, including guard-gated communities. You provide the table and four to six players; a single-table lesson is $200 for 2.5 hours. Call or text 917-533-8690.

What does an in-home mahjong lesson include?

Everything except the room and the people. When Jessica arrives she's carrying a complete American Mahjong setup: 152 tiles, racks with pushers, dice, mats and the current National Mah Jongg League cards. If your space is short on seating, card tables, chairs and tablecloths can come too.

Your only real job is the table. Four players need room for four racks, a built wall and a discard area — a standard card table is perfect, a large round dining table works well, a kitchen island does not.

An in-home American Mahjong lesson in progress in a Las Vegas living room — A living-room lesson in the Valley. Coffee table pushed aside, card table up, four racks loaded — this setup takes about ten minutes.

Which Las Vegas neighborhoods are covered?

The whole Valley. In practice, most in-home lessons land in:

Summerlin and Summerlin West — Red Rock Country Club, TPC Summerlin, Mountain Trails, The Ridges, The Summit and the guard-gated villages
Henderson and Anthem — homes and community clubhouses alike
Southern Highlands and Centennial Hills
High-rise condos along the Strip corridor and Downtown Las Vegas
Paradise, North Las Vegas and Boulder City by arrangement

Guard-gated? Plan two minutes ahead. Gate lists and visitor passes are the single most common cause of a late start. When you confirm your date, send the gate address, the community's guest-entry procedure, and add "Jessica Gitlin" to your guest list for that evening. It takes a text and saves fifteen minutes.

Why learning at home works better than learning somewhere else

Muscle memory is location-bound in a small way. You learn the flow of the game at the same table where you'll play it — same seats, same lighting, same wall.
Nobody has to drive. Four people coordinating a night out is hard. Four people showing up at Karen's house is easy.
Your group stays your group. No strangers, no rotating partners, no performing in front of a room.
Wine is allowed. This is not a small factor in the game's popularity.

We booked Jessica for my wife's birthday party at our home in The Ridges. It was the highlight. She has a real talent for teaching complex rules in a simple way. — Amanda K., Summerlin

How to prepare your home for a mahjong lesson

What	Why it matters	Good enough
Table	Four racks, a 152-tile wall and a discard area need real surface	Card table or large dining/round table
Seating	Four playing plus up to two rotating	Six chairs of roughly equal height
Light	Tile faces are small and the card is dense type	Overhead light plus a lamp; avoid backlit glare
Noise	Calls and passes have to be heard across the table	Music low, TV off
Snacks	Greasy fingers and tiles are a bad pairing	Anything you can eat with a fork or a napkin

A group playing American Mahjong at a home dining table during an in-home lesson — A dining-table setup works as long as everyone can reach the center — this is where the wall gets built and the discards pile up.

Can you host an in-home lesson as a party?

Constantly. A large share of in-home bookings are really occasions wearing a lesson's clothing: a milestone birthday, a girls' night, a housewarming, a visiting sister-in-law who's heard about mahjong for two years. The instruction is the same; what changes is the pacing and how much of the evening is play versus teaching.

If that's what you're planning, read mahjong as a Las Vegas girls' night for the format that works, and how to host a mahjong night at home for the setup details.

What happens after she leaves?

The tiles go home with Jessica — but the table doesn't move. Groups that keep playing usually buy one shared set for whoever hosts most often, plus a current NMJL card for each player. Then they put a recurring date on the calendar, which is the part that actually determines whether a new hobby survives the month.

New to all of this? Start with learning mahjong in Las Vegas, then pick a date. You can also see real Valley tables in the lesson gallery.

What to take away

Lessons come to your home — Summerlin, Henderson, Southern Highlands, Centennial Hills, high-rise condos and hotel suites included.
Jessica travels with the complete 152-tile set, racks with pushers, dice and mats; card tables, chairs and tablecloths are available if needed.
Guard-gated communities are routine. Send the gate instructions and your guest's name when you book.
You need a table with room for four players and four racks — a card table or large dining table is ideal.
One table is $200 for 2.5 hours (up to 6 players); two tables are $400 for 3 hours (up to 10).
Learning at home means your first game is played at the exact table your standing game will use.

We come to you 152-tile set, racks & mats included

Questions people ask

Does the mahjong teacher come to my house in Las Vegas?: Yes. In-home lessons are the standard format. Jessica Gitlin travels to homes across Summerlin, Henderson, Southern Highlands, Centennial Hills, Downtown and the Strip corridor, including guard-gated communities.
What do I need to provide for an in-home mahjong lesson?: A table with room for four players and four racks, seating for your group, and four to six people. Everything else — tiles, racks, dice, mats and cards — comes with Jessica, and card tables, chairs and tablecloths are available if needed.
Can lessons be held in a condo or hotel suite?: Yes. High-rise condos and hotel suites work well as long as there is a table that seats four with room for the tile wall.
How do guard-gated communities work?: Add Jessica Gitlin to your guest list for the date and send the gate's entry instructions when you confirm. It's a routine part of lessons in Summerlin, Anthem and The Ridges.
How much does an in-home mahjong lesson cost?: A single-table lesson is $200 for 2.5 hours and covers up to 6 players. A two-table lesson is $400 for 3 hours and covers up to 10 players.

Have the mahjong table come to you

Clear the dining table, invite three friends, and Jessica handles the rest — anywhere in the Las Vegas Valley.

Call or text Jessica Gitlin: 917-533-8690

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Vegas Mahjong Lessons teaches American Mah Jongg on the current National Mah Jongg League card and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Mah Jongg League. Service areas and pricing reflect current published information.

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