This article first appeared in the Sep/Oct 2010 issue of World Gaming magazine. Baccarat is the king of casino games in Macau. A staggering 88 percent of Macau casino action is baccarat, with all the other games combined accounting for only 12 percent. And the other games have been growing! Three...
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Backgammon: the basics
This article first appeared in the Sep/Oct 2010 issue of World Gaming magazine. In the last issue of World Gaming we talked about the history of this wonderful game. Today let’s talk about the basics of how backgammon is played. Backgammon is a very easy game to learn. These basic tips will...
Blackjack: the grandma, the hothead and the iceman
This article first appeared in the Sep/Oct 2010 issue of World Gaming magazine. I’ve been playing blackjack 24 years, and in that time I’ve seen just about everything mathematically possible to see on a blackjack table, played by every different type of player that exists. One of the...
Liar!
This article first appeared in the Sep/Oct 2010 issue of World Gaming magazine. In nearly every bar or nightclub in Macau you will see guys and girls shaking cups of dice and slamming them down on the table. You will then see frantic hand signals indicating numbers or people calling out numbers if...
Death and taxes
This article first appeared in the Sep/Oct 2010 issue of World Gaming magazine. When gambling we accept the odds are often slightly stacked against us. In the UK each casino publishes what the “house edge” is on each game they offer. When betting on horses, the organising body such as...
