This article first appeared in the Mar/Apr 2012 issue of World Gaming magazine. To our readers from Hong Kong and Taiwan and others around the world who prefer to read traditional characters. One of our toughest choices when we founded World Gaming...
Author - Pai Yao
AJ’s payday
This article first appeared in the Mar/Apr 2012 issue of World Gaming magazine. Wynn Macau’s poker room manager AJ Brock has proven that his knowledge of poker is just as good on the table as it is off it, by taking down the Resorts World...
Hearts: Beware of the queen
This article first appeared in the Mar/Apr 2012 issue of World Gaming magazine. Hearts, like most card games, has many different names. The most common is probably “black lady” which refers to the dreaded queen of spades. This is a great...
Ivey stars at Aussie Millions
This article first appeared in the Mar/Apr 2012 issue of World Gaming magazine. Since the Australian Poker Championships were re-launched as the Aussie Millions in 2003, the tournament has been an overwhelming success. The tenth anniversary event...
Chinese “Linsanity”
This article first appeared in the Mar/Apr 2012 issue of World Gaming magazine. Sometimes when the circus comes to town there is actually something worth taking a look at. Jeremy Lin might just be one of those rare overnight fairytales that becomes...
Dark days for the NBA
This article first appeared in the Mar/Apr 2012 issue of World Gaming magazine. The superstars of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in America are back on the courts, but did the delay to the start of the season hurt the brand and the sport...
China Open brings snooker's best to Beijing
This article first appeared in the Mar/Apr 2012 issue of World Gaming magazine. Beijing will host this year’s China Open snooker tournament from March 26 to April 1. The total prize money will be a staggering £400,000 with £75,000 going to...
Happy fifth birthday to Grand Lisboa
Grand Lisboa casino in Macau has its fifth birthday tomorrow, and in celebration of the milestone, Grand Lisboa today held the opening ceremony for its “Grand Lisboa fifth anniversary wishing tree”. Visitors to the casino can write...
Tip 46
Happy year of the Dragon everyone. Don’t get your haircut just yet as you may wash away all your good luck for the year.
Venetian Macau opens new high roller room
The Venetian Macau has been working on a new 13,000 square foot high limit gaming area, as reported in World Gaming’s Jan/Feb issue here. The wait is now finally over, with the luxurious gaming area unveiled yesterday (7 January 2012). The...
Roulette mayhem
This article first appeared in the Jan/Feb 2012 issue of World Gaming magazine. Playing roulette can be a lot of fun. The only problem is that it can get crowded around the table and before you know it, things can start to turn crazy. Roulette lays...
Let’s go to war
This article first appeared in the Jan/Feb 2012 issue of World Gaming magazine. The casino table game, “casino war” is simple and fast. The dealer gets a card, the player gets a card and whoever has the bigger card wins. It really is...
Galaxy Macau joins the tournament baccarat explosion
This article first appeared in the Jan/Feb 2012 issue of World Gaming magazine. Two hundred top-notch baccarat players sat down last October to battle it out in the first ever baccarat tournament held at Galaxy Macau. With the “New Palace of...
Caribbean stud part A: how to play the game
This article first appeared in the Jan/Feb 2012 issue of World Gaming magazine. There are many different versions of poker like omaha, seven-card stud and the game that has taken the world by storm, texas hold’em. Despite it’s title...
Sands Cotai Central
This article first appeared in the Jan/Feb 2012 issue of World Gaming magazine. Taipa is buzzing with talk of the numerous new developments under construction. The latest project from Sands China Ltd (SCL) is Sands Cotai Central – an...
Heirs of the Dragon
This article first appeared in the Jan/Feb 2012 issue of World Gaming magazine. In ancient east there is a Dragon, her name is China.In ancient east there is a people, they are all Heirs of the Dragon. Wherever you go in China, people know the...
Galaxy's gold and black hit the track
This article first appeared in the Jan/Feb 2012 issue of World Gaming magazine. Macau, the location of arguably the greatest street circuit in the world, continues to embrace the world of motor sport. World Gaming magazine decided to have a closer...
Let's go to war
This article first appeared in the Jan/Feb 2012 issue of World Gaming magazine. The casino table game, “casino war” is simple and fast. The dealer gets a card, the player gets a card and whoever has the bigger card wins. It really is...
Galaxy’s gold and black hit the track
This article first appeared in the Jan/Feb 2012 issue of World Gaming magazine. Macau, the location of arguably the greatest street circuit in the world, continues to embrace the world of motor sport. World Gaming magazine decided to have a closer...
WGM birthday party last night
The World Gaming magazine second anniversary party was held last night at Rain restaurant at the Grand Waldo, and was well attended by senior executives from the Macau gaming industry as well as big players, fashion models and other notable Macau...
Win a night in Macau with 12 hours at the GW spa for two
The new wgm8.com website launched today and we at wgm8.com are committed to bringing our members fun and interesting promotions, competitions and giveaways. Our new website launch competition is just the first of many. Here’s what you can...
Epic performance
This article first appeared in the Nov/Dec 2011 issue of World Gaming magazine. David Steicke flew the flag for World Gaming magazine at the recent Epic Poker League tournament at the Palms in Las Vegas. His runner-up finish saw...
November nine here to stay
This article first appeared in the Nov/Dec 2011 issue of World Gaming magazine. Format changes over the last four years to the biggest tournament of them all have transformed poker forever. Whether they benefit the game remains to be seen. The World...
World class tee time in Macau
This article first appeared in the Nov/Dec 2011 issue of World Gaming magazine. Four of the world’s best golfers took some time to visit Macau recently. Once again we have the Venetian to thank for bringing the world’s best to this part...
Rallying for London
This article first appeared in the Nov/Dec 2011 issue of World Gaming magazine. In China table tennis is more than just a sport. Since Chairman Mao decreed it to be the national game it has defined a country. Now, China must overcome rule changes to...
“十一九大会战”立足扑克界
此文章首次刊登在《环球博彩》2011年11月/12月刊中。 过去四年里,世界最大型的扑克赛事在模式上作出的创新永...
Venetian brings "coach" Kobe to the kids of Macau
This article first appeared in the Nov/Dec 2011 issue of World Gaming magazine. At the Cotai Arena on 16 September a group of Macau teenagers realized a dream. The promising basketballers benefited from a one-hour coaching clinic with NBA superstar...
Venetian brings “coach” Kobe to the kids of Macau
This article first appeared in the Nov/Dec 2011 issue of World Gaming magazine. At the Cotai Arena on 16 September a group of Macau teenagers realized a dream. The promising basketballers benefited from a one-hour coaching clinic with NBA superstar...
"十一九大会战"立足扑克界
此文章首次刊登在《环球博彩》2011年11月/12月刊中。 过去四年里,世界最大型的扑克赛事在模式上作出的创新永...
Resorts World Manila raises the stakes
This article first appeared in the Sep/Oct 2011 issue of World Gaming magazine. What our team loves best about Resorts World Manila Pai Yao “I love Maxims hotel because I don’t like staying in second rate, flea-ridden pits. I like...