Once every four years a crazy carnival of sport called the Summer Olympics rolls around. For two and a half weeks the world’s countries put aside their differences and their elite athletes run, jump, throw, paddle, row, sail, dive, swim, shoot, kick, hit, ride, punch, wrestle, lift and cycle their hearts out in the battle for gold.
National pride is on the line, life-changing performances occur daily and records are sure to tumble. Half the world watches the drama unfold on TV. To become an instant expert at all the sports and impress your friends, turn to page 50 and read our “every sport explained” article.
China won the most gold at the 2008 Beijing Games, so it will be interesting to see if China can make it two in a row. Australia is another Asia Pacific country that punches way above her weight at the Olympics. Ranked around 50th in the world by population, Australia consistently comes in around 5th in the medal rankings. South Korea and Japan also figure in the top 10 so the Asia Pacific region is well represented.
WGM was very excited to have 20,000 copies of a special issue of our magazine distributed this July at the World Series of Poker at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Well over 100,000 unique players attend this incredible event, the biggest poker carnival in the world, with every single one of them exposed to World Gaming. The special issue was only distributed in Las Vegas so if you want to read it please go to wgm8.com, click on the “WGM” menu, select “Our Magazines” and look for issue number 18. Thanks go to Crown Casino in Melbourne for their incredible support, which made the special issue possible.
Aside from the Olympics we preview the upcoming EPL season, tell you about phase 2 of Galaxy Macau, take you dining at Opus at Resorts World Manila, explain the sometimes mysterious game of Pai Gow and explore where Macau tournament poker is headed.
The Stallion visits Golden Monkey, a wonderful Asian-themed club in Melbourne (home of Crown Casino’s Aussie Millions), The Eagle shows you how to get a decent drop of red, we learn how to best bet on the river in poker and we also have blackjack, mahjong and much more.
Remember to visit wgm8.com to get your WGM fix while you’re waiting for our next issue to hit the streets.
Follow the dragon,
Andrew W Scott
CEO
