This article first appeared in the Jul/Aug 2014 issue of World Gaming magazine. Electronic gaming giants Aristocrat have long been world leaders in the Asia-Pacific market. They were the first to introduce major linked jackpots to Macau via their highly successful Cash Express link and followed...
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The world’s worst bets (part B)
This article first appeared in the Jul/Aug 2014 issue of World Gaming magazine. We risk our existence, whether we want to or not, merely by continuing to breathe and move about; but also in part thanks to our habits concerning food, drinking, smoking, sports and so on. Such is life. The Greek...
In search of a champion
This article first appeared in the Jul/Aug 2014 issue of World Gaming magazine. The famous game of mahjong will break new ground in 2014 with the first ever World Championship using Japanese-style Riichi rules to be held in France. Who will come out on top? This summer, mahjong’s first ever...
Macau gaming concessions renewal risk (part II)
This article first appeared in the Jul/Aug 2014 issue of World Gaming magazine. In the second part of his series of columns examining the renewal of the licenses of Macau’s gaming operators, Luís Mesquita de Melo takes a look at the many variables that might influence the outcome and what...
Sands Macao celebrates 10 years
Macau reached a historic moment in its history last Friday night with Sands Macao celebrating 10 years since it first opened its doors on 18 May, 2004. As the first non-SJM property to open in Macau, the arrival of Sands Macao signalled the end of the Stanley Ho monopoly and paved the way for the...
