内华达州赌场收入继续爬升

　　内华达州赌场已经花了几年时间来复苏经济活力。受金融风暴的影响，内华达州赌场在过去几年的博彩收入十分不景气，到今年4月终于扫除以前的阴霾，开始趋向稳定。

　　在4月，内达华州的博彩收益比2011年同期增长了百分之六。内华达州赌场的收入总额甚至达到了856万美元。拉斯维加斯博彩经济的表现甚至更好，增加7％，4月份的收入总额为459亿美元。

　　博彩分析师布拉德·道金斯说：“我们开始看到的是一个贯穿整个美国的博彩产业的恢复时期，”。“内华达州一直是博彩行业的潮流，因此，从最近几个月内华达州的博彩经济形势可以看到整个美国的博彩行业将在2012年大步向前迈进。”

　　在2012年里，赌场经济一直持续复苏，宾夕法尼亚州，新泽西州，密西西比州和路易斯安那州等地区的博彩收益均有不同程度的增加。其中墨西哥湾沿岸不仅从经济衰退中恢复，也摆脱了2005年卡特里娜飓风的沉重打击。路易斯安那州赌场在2005年不幸被卡特里娜飓风被击中，最不幸的是，这家赌场不得不因为飓风惨烈的摧毁而关闭大门。

　　美国其他州地区一直试图修复过去两年因为2008年经济衰退出现的创伤。新泽西州曾经是美国的第二大博彩目的地，但因为美国联邦法律的制约不得不放弃继续发展博彩行业。但自2008年后，新泽西州的议员们一直努力通过一些新法案来尝试重新振兴博彩业。

　　目前美国博彩业的现状是推动在线扑克的规范。新泽西并没有禁止在网上赌博。去年年度，新泽西州选民通过投票，批准发展网络体育博彩。新泽西州的立法者也正在摩拳擦掌，要与联邦法院在1992年通过的法律进行一场恶战。1992年，联邦法院通过一项法律，明文规定体育博彩的非法性。参议员雷蒙一直是体育博彩的支持者，州长克里斯·克里斯蒂最近也表示愿意支持博彩业的发展。

　　译文：

　　Nevada casinos have spent the past few years battling through an economic mess. Revenue has consistently fallen over that time frame in the second largest gaming destination in the world, and several casinos did not make it through the storm. Now, revenue has finally started to stabilize for the casinos.

　　In April, gaming revenue was up six percent over the same period in 2011. The total revenue for Nevada casinos equaled $856 million. Las Vegas Strip gambling fared even better, increasing seven percent, to $459 million in April.

　　"What we are starting to see is a recovery period for the gaming industry on a whole throughout the US," said Gaming Analyst Brad Dawkins. "Nevada has always been the trendsetter for the industry, so the improvements Nevada is seeing in recent months should start a firestorm throughout the country moving forward in 2012."

　　The new year has been a breath of fresh air for casinos, with revenue increasing in areas such as Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Mississippi, and Louisiana. The Gulf Coast is not only recovering from the recession, but also from Hurricane Katrina back in 2005. Louisiana casinos were hit the hardest by the storm, and a couple casinos had to close their doors for good due to the damage.

　　The rest of the country has been attempting to dig out of the 2008 economic recession hole for the past two years. New Jersey, once the second largest gaming destination in the US, has relinquished that title to Pennsylvania. Lawmakers in New Jersey have passed several new bills to try and kick start the gaming industry.

　　Among the most popular fixes for casinos, is a push to regulate online poker. New Jersey did not stop at online gambling. Residents approved sports betting late last year, and legislators are gearing up for a federal court battle over the legality of a 1992 law that prohibits sports betting. Senator Raymond Lesniak has been the strongest sports betting proponent, and recently Governor Chris Christie has thrown his support behind the additional form of gambling as well.