After a shortened round last weekend, the EPL is back in full force with some huge games to be played out – not the least of which being Liverpool’s trip to Manchester United. We’re not going to try and pick the result of that one, but...
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WGM’s tip for 14 March: San Antonio Spurs
While defending champions Miami cough and splutter their way through a mid-season slump, San Antonio is in the midst of a hot streak that has seen them win their past eight matches – including a big win over the Heat just a few days ago. Tonight...
WGM’s tip for 13 March: Luke Donald
The PGA Tour continues to work its way around Florida with the Valspar Championship taking place this week in Palm Harbor. We’re going to go with Luke Donald for a top 5 finish in this one. He boasts an excellent record here, having won the...
WGM’s weekend preview
It feels like an eternity since Sebastian Vettel won his fourth consecutive Formula 1 world title but the wait for the new season is finally over with the first Grand Prix of 2014 taking place this weekend. The Australian GP at Melbourne’s...
WGM’s tip for 12 March: Manchester City
We don’t often advocate tipping against the might of FC Barcelona at home, but there is method to our madness today – primarily in the form of the whopping $5.00 most sportsbooks are taking on Manchester City to get the win here. For a side...
WGM’s tip for 11 March: Atletico Madrid
We spent some time weighing up the pros and cons of tipping Bayern Munich against Arsenal or Atletico Madrid to down AC Milan in tonight’s Champions League clashes but in the end couldn’t go past the extra value Atletico are offering...
The Millions of Macau
It’s Macau Millions time in the PokerStars LIVE room at City of Dreams this week in a tournament that has earned a reputation as one of the more unique, fast-paced events on the annual tournament calendar. With a very reasonable HK$2,200...
Bring on the AFL
Last week it was the NRL kicking off in Australia, this week it’s the AFL – also known around the world as Aussie Rules. Whether you follow the AFL closely or not – and for many of our readers in Macau and other parts of Asia it’s...
WGM’s weekend wrap
Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei produced a masterful performance in the final to reclaim the All England Open Championships with a straight games win over China’s Chen Long overnight. Lee prevailed 21-13, 21-18 against the defending champion...
WGM’s tip for 10 March: Osasuna
We looked at a number of games around Europe today to see which games appealed most and couldn’t go past this clash between Spanish battlers Osasuna and Malaga for value. Both sit just below mid-table in La Liga, however there have been some...
Poker Legends: Jennifer Harman
Poker has traditionally been a game dominated by the male variety of the species. There are a number of reasons for this – some of them cultural given the old-fashioned values prevalent in the Unites States when the game first became popular many...
WGM’s tip for 9 March: Wests Tigers
This is probably the hardest game to pick of the opening round of the NRL season. With both St George Illawarra and Wests Tigers having undergone significant changes during the off-season, only time will tell how the new players at each club will...
WGM’s tip for 8 March: Chelsea
Chelsea’s title march continues onward and upward but they face a good test tonight with London rivals Tottenham looking to put a dent in their premiership aspirations. Spurs have plenty to play for too with a Champions League spot not beyond...
WGM’s tip for 7 March: Canterbury Bulldogs
Rugby League is back for the 2014 season and tonight sees one of the most anticipated games of the year as Canterbury host the Brisbane Broncos. The big story here is star fullback Ben Barba, whose horror 2013 saw him request a release from the...
WGM’s weekend preview
It’s a huge week in the badminton world with the start of the 2014 All England Badminton Championships in Birmingham. The most prestigious badminton tournament in the world outside of the Olympics, the world’s best players have converged...
WGM’s tip for 6 March: Jason Day
The biggest tournament of the year so far kicks off today with the world’s top 50 players all on show for the WGC-Cadillac Championship. Tiger Woods strolled to victory here 12 months ago with a dominant performance and was considered among...
WGM’s tip for 5 March: West Indies
The West Indies host England in the third and final One Day game with the series tied at 1-1. England scored a morale-boosting win on Sunday after falling short in their run chase in the series opener, but the jury is still out on what this English...
WGM’s tip for 4 March: Indiana Pacers
It’s another big clash in the NBA tonight as Eastern Conference leaders Indiana host finals bound Golden State. The pressure is right on the Pacers as they try to hold off the challenge of defending champions Miami in the East, but they seem...
3月2日WGM貼士：皇家馬德裏
今天西甲上演重頭戲，馬德裏的同城死敵，皇家馬德裏和馬德裏競技將捉對廝殺。皇馬期待著能甩開對手，而馬競...
Can common sense prevail?
Well defined rules are an important part of any well-run poker room. Be it to prevent disputes, prevent cheating or simply to avoid any unnecessary confusion, it is vital to have a clear set of rules which are understood and implemented by the floor...
WGM’s weekend wrap
Their primary focus this season remains the Premier League, but Manchester City already has one piece of silverware in the cupboard after a dazzling 3-1 win over Sunderland in the Carling Cup final overnight. A game of high quality saw the Black...
WGM’s tip for 3 March: Miami Heat
They’ve still got some work to do if they want to finish top in the East, but defending champions Miami have demonstrated their Championship quality in recent weeks with big wins over fellow title contenders Golden State, Oklahoma City and...
Bring on the footy!
The calendar has just ticked over into March and for those of our readers based in Australia – and any of our readers interested in sports betting – this means just one thing … the start of the 2014 footy season. Australia represents a...
WGM’s tip for 2 March: Real Madrid
A huge clash looms in Spain’s La Liga today as the Madrid rivals, Atletico and Real, come face to face with Real looking to break away from the field and Atletico looking to stay in touch. This rivalry may not bring the hatred and passion of...
WGM’s tip for 1 March: Everton
After a great start to the season under new manager Roberto Martinez, it’s been a tough month for Everton with a 4-0 thumping away to rivals Liverpool followed by narrow losses against Tottenham and Chelsea. As a result, they’ve slipped...
No rest for the wicked
This article first appeared in the Mar/Apr 2014 issue of World Gaming magazine. The Asian Poker Tour (APT) and Resorts World Manila broke the Guinness world record for the longest continuous poker tournament in December when their Iron Man event ran...
WGM’s tip for 28 February: Canterbury Crusaders
Just one week into the 2014 Super 15 Rugby season and already the pressure is on two of New Zealand’s big guns in the Auckland Blues and Canterbury Crusaders after opening week losses last weekend. Rest assured there will be no love lost...
WGM’s tip for 27 February: Juventus
The Italian giants head to Turkey to face Trabzonspor knowing only a disaster can prevent them from progressing to the next round of the Europa League. Juventus won the first leg 2-0 last week but it is more about the quality in their line-up that...
WGM’s weekend preview
Let’s start with golf this week, with the Honda Classic taking place in Florida and a world class field assembling for what promises to be a fascinating week in the beautiful Palm Beach Gardens sun. A tournament that used to struggle to...
WGM’s tip for 26 February: Chelsea
They haven’t been putting sides to the sword quite like you might expect, but it’s hard to go past Chelsea for sheer quality when they travel to Turkey to take on Galatasaray in the Champions League this week. The Blues sit top of the...