Macau’s concessionaires have begun moving staff back into China following the arrest of 18 Crown Resorts employees six weeks ago. But Crown’s main competitor in Australia, Star Entertainment Group, is holding off on joining them. According to a report in the Australian Financial Review (AFR)...
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Edge of the law
This article first appeared in the Jan/Feb 2017 issue of WGM. WGM gives its take on the intriguing and highly controversial decision by a US court ordering renowned high-roller Phil Ivey to pay back US$10 million he won from Atlantic City’s Borgata in 2012 using a technique called “edge...
EZ Baccarat’s modern twist
This article first appeared in the Jan/Feb 2017 issue of WGM. MGM Macau will offer players a chance to trial popular baccarat variant EZ Baccarat on more than 100 of its Live Multi-Game terminals. They say a fast game is a good game and that is certainly the case at MGM Macau where local gaming...
The King’s table
This article first appeared in the Jan/Feb 2017 issue of WGM. A London antiques seller recently posted a unique roulette table for sale – and it comes with quite a story! History is littered with gamblers and scammers, tricksters and tragics convinced they had found a way to “break the...
Rising star
This article first appeared in the Jan/Feb 2017 issue of WGM. WGM sits down with Lu Tsai, Chief Operating Officer of VIP operator Meg-Star International, to discuss the state of Macau’s junket industry and how Meg-Star has positioned itself to thrive. Ben Blaschke: Thanks for speaking to us...