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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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牌 中 玄 机 : 探 索 百 家 乐 之 “ 路 ”( 第 二 部 分 ) Fate in the cards: understanding baccarat trends PART 2<br />

在 图 例 十 二 中 , 下 手 牌 玩 家 可 能 会 押<br />

庄 , 这 样 就 使 得 大 路 完 全 对 称 。 同 时 注 意 珠<br />

盘 路 上 , 倒 数 第 二 行 全 部 是 蓝 色 。 当 进 行 到<br />

下 一 列 的 这 一 行 时 , 玩 家 会 押 闲 , 期 待 在 这<br />

行 再 次 出 现 蓝 色 。 玩 家 也 可 能 在 下 手 牌 上 押<br />

和 , 期 待 一 个 绿 色 标 记 出 现 在 珠 盘 路 上 , 延<br />

续 那 条 绿 色 的 斜 线 。<br />

下 路 则 不 同 。 三 条 下 路 的 基 本 概 念 是 ,<br />

很 多 红 色 暗 示 着 大 路 的 规 律 性 , 给 人 一 种 可<br />

预 知 的 感 觉 。 举 个 例 子 , 如 果 大 路 中 有 一 条<br />

长 路 ( 比 如 一 条 长 龙 或 重 复 单 跳 ), 所 有 下<br />

路 都 将 出 现 很 多 红 色 标 记 。<br />

如 果 大 路 上 显 示 一 个 有 规 律 的 重 复 模<br />

式 , 将 会 在 一 条 或 多 条 下 路 中 出 现 红 色 。 如<br />

果 重 复 模 式 出 现 在 连 续 两 列 中 , 大 眼 仔 上 会<br />

显 示 连 续 的 红 色 ; 如 果 出 现 在 每 隔 一 列 , 小<br />

路 会 显 示 连 续 的 红 色 ; 如 果 出 现 在 每 隔 两<br />

列 , 曱 甴 路 则 会 显 示 连 续 的 红 色 。<br />

作 为 一 个 基 本 概 念 , 在 大 眼 仔 、 小 路 或<br />

曱 甴 路 中 有 很 多 红 色 标 记 暗 示 了 一 个 有 规 律<br />

的 大 路 。<br />

有 时 在 不 止 一 条 下 路 中 出 现 重 复 模 式 ,<br />

这 种 局 面 常 常 被 玩 家 视 为 极 其 有 利 。 如 果 三<br />

条 下 路 同 时 出 现 这 种 持 续 的 模 式 , 玩 家 会 比<br />

在 只 有 一 条 或 两 条 下 路 中 出 现 这 种 模 式 时 投<br />

注 更 大 。 比 如 , 如 果 大 路 不 停 出 现 单 跳 或 长<br />

龙 , 所 有 三 条 下 路 都 将 出 现 很 多 红 色 , 这 会<br />

鼓 励 玩 家 在 这 种 清 晰 的 局 面 中 投 大 注 。<br />

Look at figure 12. On the next hand players might choose to<br />

bet banker which would make the big road perfectly symmetrical.<br />

Also note a pattern in the bead plate: the second last row is all<br />

blue. When the hand comes for the next column in that row<br />

players may bet on player, anticipating another blue symbol in<br />

that row. A player might also place a tie bet on the upcoming<br />

hand, anticipating a green symbol in the bead plate continuing<br />

the short line of green symbols already in the bead plate.<br />

The derived roads are different. The general concept of<br />

these roads is that a lot of red indicates regularity in the big road,<br />

which gives it a feeling of predictability. For example, when there<br />

is a long streak in the big road (say a long dragon or alternatively<br />

a long streak of ping pong), all derived roads will show many<br />

red symbols.<br />

If the big road is showing a regular repeating pattern, there<br />

will be red in one or more of the derived roads. If the repeating<br />

pattern is column-to-column, the red streak will appear in big eye<br />

boy. If the repeating pattern is column-to-two-columns-back, the<br />

red streak will appear in the small road. If the repeating pattern<br />

is column-to-three-columns-back, the red streak will appear in<br />

the cockroach road.<br />

As a general concept, many red symbols in big eye boy,<br />

the small road or the cockroach road indicates a somewhat<br />

consistent big road.<br />

Sometimes there are complementary repeating patterns<br />

in more than one derived road. Players often perceive these<br />

situations as particularly powerful, tending to bet more on a<br />

consistently repeating pattern that arises in all three derived<br />

roads than they would if the pattern is in only one or two of the<br />

derived roads. For example if the big road keeps going ping pong<br />

or a dragon, all three derived roads will show a lot of red and this<br />

could encourage players to bet heavily on the very clear pattern.<br />

图 例 十 三 :<br />

大 路 中 单 跳 以 及 持<br />

续 规 律 的 一 个 例 子<br />

Figure 13:<br />

Examples of ping<br />

pong , a long<br />

dragon and general<br />

consistency in the<br />

big road<br />

相 反 是 下 路 中 很 多 蓝 色 标 记 的 出 现 , 暗<br />

示 着 无 “ 路 ” 可 循 的 局 面 , 但 持 续 的 混 乱 本<br />

身 也 是 玩 家 可 能 依 赖 的 一 种 规 律 。<br />

玩 家 还 可 能 在 庄 问 路 & 闲 问 路 表 格 中 每 列<br />

出 现 相 同 颜 色 的 标 记 ( 如 图 例 十 三 所 示 ),<br />

并 且 感 觉 三 条 下 路 中 下 一 个 标 记 同 时 可 能 是<br />

某 一 颜 色 时 , 对 投 注 有 更 大 信 心 。 这 种 感 觉<br />

往 往 来 自 于 下 路 中 的 规 律 性 。 比 如 图 例 十 三<br />

中 清 晰 指 定 了 下 手 牌 应 该 押 闲 。<br />

百 家 乐 “ 路 ” 的 学 问 以 及 大 眼 仔 、 小 路<br />

和 曱 甴 路 已 经 存 在 了 几 十 年 , 仍 然 没 有 任 何<br />

消 退 的 迹 象 。 它 原 本 只 是 一 个 澳 门 现 象 , 现<br />

在 已 冲 出 亚 洲 走 向 了 全 世 界 。 下 次 你 玩 百 家<br />

乐 时 看 到 显 示 屏 上 那 些 红 蓝 小 道 , 就 不 再 感<br />

觉 是 什 么 神 秘 的 事 情 了 。 祝 大 家 好 运 !<br />

访 问 我 们 的 网 站 www.wgm8.com 查 阅 并 评 论 WGM 刊 登 的 所 有 文 章 。<br />

The opposite of this is the appearance of a lot of blue in<br />

the derived roads, which indicates ‘choppiness’. But consistent<br />

choppiness itself is a pattern that players may latch onto.<br />

Players are also likely to place more faith in betting<br />

decisions where all three derived road symbols (hollow circle,<br />

solid circle and the slash) are the same colour in each column<br />

of the prediction box, and that colour feels a likely result for the<br />

next symbol on each of the three derived roads. This feeling will<br />

usually come from some kind of pattern in the derived roads.<br />

For example figure 13 clearly dictates a bet next hand on player.<br />

Baccarat trend following and the derived roads big eye boy,<br />

the small road and the cockroach road have been around for<br />

decades and there is no sign of them fading away. Originally<br />

a Macau phenomenon, they are spreading across Asia and the<br />

World. The next time you play and see those red and blue trails<br />

of symbols on the display, they won’t be such a mystery. Good<br />

luck at the tables!<br />

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