MACAU APPROVAL HERALDS MAJOR TEXAS HOLD 'EM ACTION
8 February 2008
Asian gambling mecca could see some serious land
tournament activity
The Asian land gambling mecca of Macau could become the
setting for some major Texas Hold'em action following an
Associated Press report that the local authorities have
now permitted the giant casinos on the island to offer
Texas Hold'em poker for the first time.
The Macau government issued the rules approving the
popular poker variation earlier this week, which will
allow the house to collect a commission of 3-5 percent
of the betting pool for each game.
The first casino taking the plunge into offering Texas
Hold'em is the Grand Lisboa, the flagship casino of
Sociedade de Jogos de Macau (SJM) owned by Stanley Ho.
According to a spokesperson, the casino has inaugurated
four new tables dedicated to Texas Hold'em.
Interest in Texas Hold'em has exploded over the past few
years in the United States and in Europe, thanks to
major television exposure, fashion trends and big money
tournaments.
Interest has also been growing in China, and the Asian
Pokerstars Poker Tour, sponsored by PokerStars, hosted a
leg in Macau at the Grand Waldo Hotel and Casino in
November by special permission, attracting 352 poker
players from around the world who built a $809 600 prize
pool.
"We are confident that Texas Hold'em will become very
popular here," Louis Ng, SJM director and chief
operating officer told Associated Press. "It is popular
in Europe and in the U.S. and there are international
Texas Hold'em Poker tournaments every year."
Other casinos operators in Macau include Wynn, Las Vegas
Sands and MGM Grand. According to regulators in Macau
and Las Vegas, Macau raked in more gaming revenue in
2006 than the famous Las Vegas Strip.
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