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WGM#38 NOV/DEC 2015

The Macau gaming industry is synonymous with junkets. First started by none other than Stanley Ho in the 1960s, these junkets and the VIP gamblers they provide have played a vital role in Macau’s rise over the past decade. However, the recent downturn has changed the landscape in this unique part of the world with the junket business suffering more than any other and a number of VIP rooms being forced to close in Macau over the past 12 months. So what does the future hold? In this issue of WGM, we speak exclusively to the Chairman of one of Macau’s biggest junket operators Tak Chun Group, Mr Levo Chan, about the current gaming climate, his expectations for the coming years and why Tak Chun has expanded while other junkets have slowed right down. Poker fans will enjoy our lengthy and intriguing interview with World Series of Poker (WSOP) Tournament Director Jack Effel who explains just how much goes into organizing the world’s biggest tournament series each and every year as well as regaling us with some of his favorite stories from the past. We tackle the smoking debate as Macau’s legislators decide whether to allow smoking in specially designated smoking lounges or ban the habit altogether, while our responsible gambling series sees us visit one of Macau’s main problem gambling treatment centres. In sport, we look at Manchester United’s big gamble on teen star Anthony Martial as well as examining which of the world’s major sports would benefit most from cracking the lucrative Chinese market. And our resident party animal tells us all about one of Macau’s newest trendy nightspots – Ritz-Carlton Bar & Lounge.

The Macau gaming industry is synonymous with junkets. First started by none other than Stanley Ho in the 1960s, these junkets and the VIP gamblers they provide have played a vital role in Macau’s rise over the past decade.

However, the recent downturn has changed the landscape in this unique part of the world with the junket business suffering more than any other and a number of VIP rooms being forced to close in Macau over the past 12 months. So what does the future hold? In this issue of WGM, we speak exclusively to the Chairman of one of Macau’s biggest junket operators Tak Chun Group, Mr Levo Chan, about the current gaming climate, his expectations for the coming years and why Tak Chun has expanded while other junkets have slowed right down.

Poker fans will enjoy our lengthy and intriguing interview with World Series of Poker (WSOP) Tournament Director Jack Effel who explains just how much goes into organizing the world’s biggest tournament series each and every year as well as regaling us with some of his favorite stories from the past.

We tackle the smoking debate as Macau’s legislators decide whether to allow smoking in specially designated smoking lounges or ban the habit altogether, while our responsible gambling series sees us visit one of Macau’s main problem gambling treatment centres.

In sport, we look at Manchester United’s big gamble on teen star Anthony Martial as well as examining which of the world’s major sports would benefit most from cracking the lucrative Chinese market.

And our resident party animal tells us all about one of Macau’s newest trendy nightspots – Ritz-Carlton Bar & Lounge.

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博 彩<br />

Gaming<br />

撰 稿 : 卓 弈<br />

by Andrew W Scott<br />

欢 迎 来 到 颇 具 神 秘 色 彩 的 百 家 乐 之 “ 路 ” 的 结 论 部<br />

分 。 本 文 第 一 部 分 是 我 们 7 月 /8 月 刊 的 特 写 文 章 ,<br />

阅 读 第 一 部 分 将 有 助 于 对 第 二 部 分 更 好 的 理 解 。 如<br />

果 手 中 没 有 上 期 杂 志 , 可 以 登 录 我 们 的 网 站 wgm8.<br />

com 阅 读 第 一 部 分 ( 以 及 《 环 球 博 彩 》 曾 刊 登 的 所<br />

有 其 他 文 章 )。<br />

Welcome to the conclusion of our exposé on the mysterious art of following baccarat<br />

trends. Part 1 was the cover feature article of our July/August issue, and reading<br />

part 1 will give you a better understand of part 2. If you don’t have a copy of our last<br />

issue, you can read part 1 (and every other article ever published in World Gaming)<br />

on our website wgm8.com.<br />

这 里 是 有 关 第 一 部 分 内 容 的 一 个 概 述 :<br />

• 多 数 百 家 乐 游 戏 每 个 牌 靴 使 用 8 副 牌 , 足 够 发 70<br />

到 80 手 牌 。<br />

• 百 家 乐 结 果 最 初 在 卡 片 上 记 录 , 使 用 一 个 高 度<br />

为 6 行 、 宽 度 无 限 的 表 格 。<br />

• 后 来 “ 珠 盘 ” 被 发 明 , 高 度 也 是 6 行 , 排 列 着 写<br />

有 “ 庄 ”“ 闲 ”“ 和 ” 的 方 块 。<br />

• 现 在 主 要 娱 乐 场 的 百 家 乐 赌 台 都 安 装 了 电 子 显<br />

示 屏 , 记 录 卡 片 和 珠 盘 上 的 所 有 信 息 , 通 常 还<br />

会 更 多 。<br />

• 每 个 牌 靴 的 百 家 乐 规 律 都 在 “ 路 ” 上 记 录 , 将<br />

•<br />

牌 靴 目 前 为 止 的 结 果 在 图 上 展 示 出 来 。<br />

标 准 的 路 一 共 有 五 条<br />

1. 大 路<br />

2. 大 眼 仔 ( 有 时 称 “ 大 眼 路 ”)<br />

3. 小 路<br />

4. 曱 甴 路 ( 没 错 , 曱 甴 路 ! 曱 甴 是 蟑 螂 的 粤<br />

语 说 法 。)<br />

5. 珠 盘 ( 有 时 称 “ 珠 盘 路 ”)<br />

• 每 条 路 都 在 一 个 长 方 形 的 网 格 状 图 里 用 彩 色 标<br />

记 作 记 录 。 任 何 路 的 标 准 高 度 都 是 6 个 标 记 , 宽<br />

度 无 限 延 伸 。<br />

•<br />

•<br />

大 路 和 珠 盘 路 都 直 接 记 录 这 个 牌 靴 目 前 为 止<br />

的 结 果 。 大 眼 仔 、 小 路 和 曱 甴 路 ( 并 称 为 “ 下<br />

路 ”) 要 复 杂 得 多 。<br />

通 常 “ 下 路 ” 使 用 的 标 记 仅 占 据 半 个 格 子 的 高<br />

度 和 宽 度 , 因 此 3 行 格 子 可 以 竖 着 排 下 6 个 标<br />

记 。<br />

• 大 路 :<br />

中 空 的 红 圈 代 表 庄 赢 。<br />

中 空 的 蓝 圈 代 表 闲 赢 。<br />

第 一 个 庄 赢 或 闲 赢 结 果 记 录 在 大 路 左 上 角<br />

的 第 一 个 格 子 里 。 如 果 第 二 个 结 果 相 同 ,<br />

那 么 记 录 在 第 一 个 结 果 下 面 。 只 要 赢 的 一<br />

方 相 同 , 同 颜 色 的 圈 就 竖 直 向 下 排 。<br />

当 赢 家 为 另 一 方 时 , 就 开 始 新 的 一 列 , 因 此<br />

大 路 逐 渐 变 成 了 一 系 列 红 蓝 圈 交 替 的 列 。<br />

Here’s a summary of what we learned in part 1:<br />

• Most baccarat games use eight decks per shoe. This<br />

is enough for about 70 to 80 hands.<br />

• Baccarat results were initially recorded on paper<br />

cards in a grid of six rows in height and indefinite<br />

width.<br />

• Later a device known as the ‘bead plate’ or ‘cube tray’<br />

was used. It is also six rows in height, and contains<br />

cubes which can show ‘banker’, ‘player’ and ‘tie’.<br />

• These days baccarat tables in major casinos have<br />

electronic displays attached to them, showing all<br />

the information from the paper cards and the bead<br />

plate, and often more.<br />

• Baccarat trends for each shoe are recorded on<br />

‘roads’, which are pictorial representations of the<br />

results and trends of the shoe so far.<br />

• There are five standard roads:<br />

1. The Big Road<br />

2. Big Eye Boy (sometimes called ‘big eye road’)<br />

3. The Small Road<br />

4. The Cockroach Road<br />

5. The Bead Plate (sometimes called ‘bead plate<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

road’)<br />

Each road uses coloured symbols arranged in<br />

a rectangular grid of six symbols in height, and<br />

indefinite width.<br />

The big road and the bead plate directly record the<br />

result of the shoe so far. Big eye boy, the small road<br />

and the cockroach road (collectively called ‘derived<br />

roads’ or sometimes ‘predictive roads’) are much<br />

more complex.<br />

Normally the derived roads use symbols of half a<br />

cell’s height and width, so three rows of cells can fit<br />

six symbols vertically.<br />

• The big road:<br />

A hollow red circle represents a banker win.<br />

A hollow blue circle represents a player win.<br />

The first banker or player result is marked in<br />

the top left corner of the grid. If the next result<br />

is the same, it goes under the first, and while<br />

the streak continues, circles of the same colour<br />

continue down.<br />

When the ‘other side’ comes up, a new column<br />

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