内华达颁发给Bally公司和IGT公司在线博彩许可证

  内华达州几年前就预见到在线博彩的来势汹汹,将来全世界最赚钱的博彩行业会在美国,去年年底内华达成为了美国第一个制定在线博彩监管法律处的州。

  进入2012年后,监管机构迅速地推进在线赌场的开放事宜。周四,Bally科技和国际游戏科技被授予内华达州首批两张在线博彩许可证,这两家公司都是总部设在内华达的,IGT的总部在里诺,Bally的总部在拉斯维加斯。

  “这将让那些一直对在线博彩在全国是如何快速发展视若无睹的人大开眼界”博彩分析师史蒂夫。施瓦兹表示“许可证颁发后,也就是几个月的时间,在线赌场就可以开始运营了,到那时,预计会有更多的州会紧跟特拉华的脚步,制定自己的在线博彩法律”

  特拉华一直走在博彩行业的前沿,他们是美国第一个提供全方位赌场博彩的,也是第一个运营体彩的州。在近年来很多州纷纷允许赌场经营的时候。内华达已经开放了他们的体彩项目。经济衰退已经成为博彩行业快速发展的一个背后动力。

  “如果没有经济衰退,赌场以及在线博彩在一些州也许还需要一些年才能开放”施瓦兹说“但是就业压力和财政创收的需要使得立法者改变立场以适应形势,在美国出现二十个运营在线博彩的州仅仅是个时间问题”

  紧跟其后许可在线博彩的也许是新泽西州,该州选民已经在上一次票决中认同了体育博彩,并且立法者正在为大西洋赌场经营在线赌场铺设道路。大西洋城的博彩行业一直需要一剂强心针刺激一下,立法者认为体育博彩和在线赌场应该能够达到这个效果。

  按照一些分析师的说法,内华达州有望在年底运营在线扑克室。IGT和Bally必须证明他们有技术能力能够阻止未成年人和问题赌徒访问他们的网站,这个要求一旦达到,监管机构就会放行在线赌场运营,桌面赌博和老虎机在2013年初不大可能在在线赌场出现。

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  Nevada Awards Online Gambling Licenses To Bally And IGT

  The state of Nevada saw the writing on the wall several years ago when it came to online gambling. The future of the most lucrative gaming industry in the world was in the US, and Nevada became the first state to create online gambling regulation laws late last year.

  In 2012, regulators have moved swiftly towards opening these online casinos. On Thursday, Bally Technologies and International Game Technology were granted the first two online gambling licenses in Nevada. The two companies are both based in Nevada, with IGT in Reno, and Bally in Las Vegas.

  ”This is going to open some eyes around the country that were previously blind to how quickly the online gambling movement is progressing in the country,” said Gaming Analyst Steve Schwartz. “After licenses are issued, its just a matter of months before online casinos will be running, and when that happens, expect many states to follow Nevada’s lead in regulating online gambling.”

  Nevada has always been ahead of the curve when it comes to gambling. They were the first in the US to offer full-scale casino gambling, and also the first state to operate sports books. Delaware has since opened their own sports books, and dozens of states have started allowing casinos in recent years. The economic recession has been one of the driving forces behind the swiftness with which the gaming industry is growing.

  ”Without the recession, casinos and online gambling may still have been years away in many states,” said Schwartz. “But the need to generate jobs and revenue has caused lawmakers to move in a rapid fashion. It’s only a matter of time before the US has a couple dozen states running online casinos.

  Next in line to license online casinos may be New Jersey. The state has already had voters approve sports betting in the last election, and lawmakers have laid the groundwork for online casinos, operated by Atlantic City casinos. The Atlantic City gaming industry has been in need of a shot in the arm, and legislators felt that sports betting and online casinos would provide that boost.

  According to several analysts, Nevada is expected to have online poker rooms running by the end of the year. IGT and Bally will have to show that they have the technology in place to stop underage and problem gamblers from accessing their sites, but once that is accomplished, regulators will give the go-ahead to start operating the online casinos. Table games and slots will not likely be available at the online sites until early in 2013.