In a first for the Ho Tram Poker Room, renowned online poker site 888poker will run a special satellite next Saturday 8 August in which players can win...
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Macau economy a far cry from Greece
A decade spent rolling in riches can certainly change perspectives, as was evidenced last weekend when the government announced a possible cut in...
WGM’s Best Bets: Thursday 30 July 2015
We usually steer clear of friendly games given the unpredictable variables that can impact the result, but the recent performances of Spanish giants Real...
Dancing in the streets
Broadway Macau is certainly keeping things interesting during its first few months of operation, with The Broadway Macau Street Dance Competition set to bring plenty of colou and...
WGM’s Best Bets: Wednesday 29 July 2015
The third Ashes Test between England and Australia starts today at Edgbaston with the pressure now on the hosts to try and turn it around after being...
Don’t judge EPL book by its cover
Only the Premier League could boast an off-season that might actually be considered more stressful than the season itself. With the annual summer transfer window limiting clubs to a strict...
WGM’s Best Bets: Tuesday 28 July 2015
With the ATP's clay court specialists still clinging to the final remnants of the clay court season before moving to hard court in preparation for the US Open...
A new building, some flashing lights, a few fast cars … and Bon Jovi!
There is plenty to look forward to in Macau over the next few months, from the impending opening of Studio City to the annual Macau International...
Brisbane joins growing casino market
Competition for Asia's gaming dollars continues to heat up with the Australian city of Brisbane the latest to announce plans to develop a world class integrated resort. A consortium led by Echo...
WGM’s Best Bets: Monday 27 July 2015
After our Friday night NRL tip, Brisbane, easily covered the line for us, we 're pretty happy to be on their fellow Queensland giants the Cowboys when they host Parramatta in tonight's NRL...
Asian Poker Tour returning to Vietnam
Ho Tram Project Company Limited (HTP), World Gaming Group (WGG) gaming operations division World Players Entertainment (WPE) and the Asian Poker Tour (APT) has announced the first...
WGM’s Best Weekend Bets: Fri 24 to Sun 26 July
We start the weekend's sports action with the National Rugby League clash between Queensland rivals the Brisbane Broncos and Gold Coast Titans...
Studio City to be recreated in LEGO
Yours truly has always been a big fan of LEGO, having spent his childhood creating all manner of trucks and space ships with varying degrees of success. But it's fair to say I never managed to...
WGM’s Best Bets: Thursday 23 July 2015
It's the second round of the Swedish Open and we love the look of clay-court specialist Nicolas Almagro up against Denis Istomin. Almagro has a fine...
“Turbo” turns hustler!
The Ho Tram Poker Room's new ambassador, Phong "Turbo" Nguyen, has enjoyed his biggest result of the year after taking out Event 5 at Larry Flynt's Grand Slam of Poker at California's Hustler...
WGM’s Best Bets: Wednesday 22 July 2015
The United States and Jamaica face off in the first semi-final of this year's CONCACAF Gold Cup in Atlanta and although both sides topped their...
WGM’s Best Bets: Tuesday 21 July 2015
Bangladesh host South Africa in the opening Test of their two-match series and South Africa look surprisingly good value after a poor showing in the recent one day games between the two...
Macau Taxi Driver Shame group welcomes 5,000th member
The Macau Taxi Driver Shame Facebook group, which was formed last year to give locals a voice against Macau's largely under-performing taxi industry...
War, what is it good for?
It's Monday, so let's keep things a little bit light-hearted with a look at what is without doubt the easiest game to play in any casino on the planet – Casino War! Sometimes you want to...
WGM’s Best Bets: Monday 20 July 2015
The ATP Tour stops in Croatia this week with a brief return to clay before the hardcourt season begins the countdown to the US Open. We like the look...
Dafabet out to catch Asia’s eye
Get ready to see a lot more of Dafabet over the next 12 months with the online gaming giant significantly expanding their sporting sponsorship portfolio. Focusing primarily on football and...
WGM’s Best Weekend Bets: Fri 17 to Sun 19 July 2015
After a successful two weeks with our Wimbledon tips, our eyes have now turned to this weekend's round of Davis Cup quarter-final ties and the mouth...
WGM’s Best Bets: Thursday 16 July 2015
England surprised even themselves with the sheer dominance of their win over old foe Australia in the opening Ashes Test last week, but they shouldn't...
Age no barrier for WSOP’s November Nine
Who said poker was a young man's game? The final table of the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event has been set and among the nine still standing...
History beckons for Spieth at Open Championship
Less than a week after women's tennis star Serena Williams won her fourth consecutive Grand Slam event to make it three out of three in 2015, the...
WGM’s Best Bets: Wednesday 15 July 2015
One Day International (ODI) cricket can be a fickle affair with fortunes easily changing from game to game, however there is a lot to like about a rising...
Is Las Vegas turning the tables on Macau?
How quickly fortunes can turn in the world's most famous gambling hubs. It was only 18 months ago, as...
WGM’s Best Bets: Tuesday 14 July 2015
With Wimbledon over for another year, there is just one more grass court tournament on the 2015 calendar with the Hall of Fame Championships taking place in Newport, USA this week...
Asian hopes high as WSOP’s November Nine looms
A total of 6,420 players took their seat in this year's World Series of Poker Main Event early last week with dreams of claiming poker's most coveted...
WGM’s Best Bets: Monday 13 July 2015
We're off to Australia again tonight for one of the most anticipated NRL clashes of the season as the Gold Coast Titans host the Manly Sea Eagles. What shaped as just another regular season...