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Forbes Travel Guide announced recently the 56th annual Forbes Travel Guide Star Ratings. They include two new five-star hotels in Macau – the Four Seasons Hotel Macau and Banyan Tree Macau. Macau now boasts seven five-star hotels on the ratings...

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If you want to take that special person out for a few drinks or simply to gaze aimlessly out at the night sky then 38 Lounge has plenty of appeal. It’s not party central but then again it isn’t trying to be. Instead, this is a place to...

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Despite the global poker boom of the early to mid-2000s, the game has taken a lot longer to capture the imagination of players in Asia – but there is no doubt poker’s popularity in the region is growing if the record numbers taking part in...

Secrets of sports betting Sport

Football fever

This article first appeared in the Mar/Apr 2014 issue of World Gaming magazine. WGM is pleased to present the first in a series in which we look at Asian sports betting trends thanks to Asia’s leading sportsbook platform provider ONEworks...

Poker Tournament coverage

Record spree at MPC

This article first appeared in the Mar/Apr 2014 issue of World Gaming magazine. Despite the global poker boom of the early to mid-2000s, the game has taken a lot longer to capture the imagination of players in Asia – but there is no doubt...

Gaming Gaming insights

G2E hits lucky 8

This article first appeared in the Mar/Apr 2014 issue of World Gaming magazine. G2E Asia is back at the Venetian Macau from 20 to 22 May with the promise of the biggest show yet as it celebrates its eighth year. WGM caught up with Mike Johnson –...

Cover features Gaming Gaming insights

Shark or fish? Which are you?

This article first appeared in the Mar/Apr 2014 issue of World Gaming magazine. Illustrations: Gian Carlo Bernal Are you a shark or are you a fish? Welcome to World Gaming’s very first quiz – designed to test your gaming knowledge while...

Tips of the day

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Everyone loves to play at the big and beautiful casinos in Macau, but you often get more “bang for your buck” in terms of comps and benefits from the casinos by playing at a property like Resorts World in Manila or even Savan Vegas in Laos. Once...

Lifestyle Social pages

The Macau Files: Marcus Lo

This article first appeared in the Mar/Apr 2014 issue of World Gaming magazine. Meet another one of the thousands of people that make Macau tick… Marcus Lo Born 1985 Employer Jardine Engineering Corporation (Macau) Limited Chinese Zodiac...

Cue sports Sport

The grand sport of snooker

This article first appeared in the Mar/Apr 2014 issue of World Gaming magazine. Following our article about the China Open Snooker in WGM issue #15, many of our readers contacted us wanting to know more about this fascinating sport. The British are...

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The WSOP this week released their full schedule for 2014 with the 45th running of the annual tournament series to offer a record 65 gold bracelet events. Of more significance to most players however will be the guaranteed US$10 million first prize...

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“After 5” is a real locals bar in the Taipa side of Macau. It has an excellent array of beers on tap and a 17:00 to 20:00 happy hour with two beers for the price of one. The bar also has a pool table with weekly and monthly pool comps.

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The Gongbei border gate between Macau and Zhuhai closes each day from midnight to 7am, but the Lotus Bridge crossing from Cotai to Hengqin Island in Zhuhai is open 24 hours a day.

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The hugely popular game of baccarat has received a makeover with MGM Macau launching “Golden Chip” – the world’s first mystery progressive table game bonus. Unlike other table game featuring progressive jackpots such as Caribbean...

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The Asian Poker Tour has achieved many things since it was launched in 2006, but it has never held an event on Mainland China … until now. This ground breaking event is set to be held from 18 to 25 June 2014 at the Chimelong Paradise Hotel...

Famous faces Lifestyle

WGM Model Search I final

This article first appeared in the Jan/Feb 2014 issue of World Gaming magazine. The moment we’ve all been waiting for has arrived! At the start of 2013 we launched our very first Model Search competition. Throughout the year we’ve...

Lifestyle Social pages

The Macau files

This article first appeared in the Jan/Feb 2014 issue of World Gaming magazine. Meet another one of the thousands of people that make Macau tick… Penny Hong Born 1982 Employer or business Penny Hong Make up Western Zodiac Pisces What do you...

Poker Tournament coverage

One for the good guys

This article first appeared in the Jan/Feb 2014 issue of World Gaming magazine. We’re not the types to blow our own trumpet, but we do like to acknowledge when one of our own excels – and that’s exactly what happened during the recent...

Poker Poker profiles

Mei : A star at the table

This article first appeared in the Jan/Feb 2014 issue of World Gaming magazine. Ngok Mei (known to everyone as just Mei) doesn’t need poker to kick-start her career. This stunning, intelligent and talented young lady already has an amazing...

Secrets of sports betting Sport

World sport rankings

This article first appeared in the Jan/Feb 2014 issue of World Gaming magazine. Welcome to WGM’s new World Sport Rankings page, featuring our top 8 “top 8s” from the world of sport. Each issue we will bring you the updated world...

Racing Sport

Frankel v Black Caviar

This article first appeared in the Jan/Feb 2014 issue of World Gaming magazine. The racing world was blessed to have two of the greatest horses we’ve ever seen racing on opposite sides of the world at the same time. World Gaming sat down with...

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“Yum cha” literally translates to “drink tea” in Cantonese. “Dim Sum” refers to the food, or to be precise the majority of the food people usually eat when dining yum cha style. Renowned dim sum chef...

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Liverpool is the most successful club in England with 18 league titles, seven FA Cups, eight League Cups and five European Cups to their name, yet never has their future success rested so clearly on a single season as it does right now. The reason...

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Spice Garden at Galaxy Macau features both Indian and Middle Eastern food. It specializes in northern Indian cuisine with lots of thick, creamy sauces and the tandoor oven.  Two of the specialities are the chicken masala and saag paneer, a...

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Real Madrid finally succeeded in their pursuit of Tottenham’s Gareth Bale with a bid of €100 million. The price eclipsed the €96 million Real paid for Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009, making Bale the first player in history to hit the €100...

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Mixed martial arts (MMA) is about as hot as any sport gets right now. It is taking the world by storm. The UFC’s first event in China was held in Macau on 10 November 2012.

Baccarat Gaming

Blast from the past: baccarat by the numbers

This article first appeared in the Nov/Dec 2013 issue of World Gaming magazine. Baccarat is by far the most popular casino game in Macau, accounting for more than 90 percent of gaming revenue and rising. With around US$38 billion crossing the tables...