仅次于美国，欧盟现正研究如何有效规管在线赌博，下周将举行听证会，从这个意义上说，网上赌博合法化和监管已经在世界上引起最激烈的争论，特别是今年。
除非你是生活在石器时代，否则你肯定会知道，在今年4月，美国对Poker Stars和Full Tilt Poker 的调查已经动摇网上赌博世界，美国已经将Poker Stars和Full Tilt Poker 驱逐出美国的核心市场，Full Tilt Poker 在短短一个夏季就完全关闭，并完全关闭在美国的所有业务。美国在线扑克网站这个行业的形势变得十分艰难。
由于在线扑克在法律上的麻烦，多个国家的立法者开始认真考虑和研究在线扑克网站以及其他网上赌场的法律问题。美国已经对规范该行业的实行了重大政策，现在欲与欧盟加强合作，以法律规范在线赌博行业。
创建一个统一的网上赌博管理机构的呼声已经横跨整个欧洲联盟，而且呼声日渐上升。尽管事实上，有些官员站出来批评这些呼声。在这些官员之中，最具代表性的是英国旅游和文物部部长约翰彭罗斯，他极力反对这样的法律，而他似乎还打算在下周举办的听证会上发表反对意见。
是否赞成在欧洲范围内成立一个统一的网上赌博监管机构，欧洲议会将在本周听证会上进行表决。该草案起草者是克林斯曼Creutzmann。此草案已经昭示了整个欧盟对在线赌博法律问题的关注。
该草案得到议会上许多成员的支持，包括业委会。 草案起草者是克林斯曼Creutzmann已经当中声明，该草案旨在呼吁欧盟各国一起探讨在线赌博的法律问题，但它并不强加在各成员国的法律之上。
美国的立法者目前也正在认真考虑与欧盟的合作，以成立一个强有力的网上赌博监管机构。目前，美国与欧盟对在线赌博的法律问题都给予了很高的关注，似乎在未来几个月内越来越多爱好网上赌博游戏的玩家可以更尽兴地享受在线赌博游戏。我们都十分期待第一部有实际指导意义的并且能生效的在线赌博法律的诞生。
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EU to Pass Online Gambling Law
After the US, the EU is now looking into regulating online gambling
Next week will a hearing will be held in this sense
The online gambling legalization and regulation has been one of the most heated arguments in the world, especially this year. Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the entirety of 2011, you would know that in April of this year, the online gambling world has been shaken to its core by the major US investigation that drove PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker out of the market （with Full Tilt being completely shut down for the summer just one month later）， and UB completely out of the business. From online poker sites to online bingo sites, the situation in this industry became harder in the US.
Since the online poker law troubles started, the lawmakers from multiple countries started to show interest in creating a proper regulation for online poker games, online casinos, bookmakers and other such online gambling sites. After the US has taken major steps toward regulating the industry, it now comes down to the European Union to step up and make laws that regulate online gambling.
There have been many calls for creating a harmonized online gambling regulation that spanned across the European Union. Despite the fact that some officials have criticized these calls （among these officials John Penrose, the minister of tourism and heritage of the UK, sticks out the most, as he highly opposed such laws），it seems like talks in this direction will continue.
The European Parliament will vote in the upcoming week in favor of a Europe-wide online gambling regulation. A draft was made by Juergen Creutzmann, and it beckons for the entire European Union to address online gambling laws and concerns in a unified manner.
The report received the support of many of the Parliament’s members, including the industry committee, when it was presented last month. Its author, Creutzmann, has declared that, while the report is an appeal for the countries to get together under this important purpose, it does not want to impose on the laws in the member countries.
With laws in the US now being taken seriously into consideration, and the European Union trying its best to provide the EU members with a solid online gambling regulation, it seems more and more likely that this hobby will have a much easier life in the upcoming months. We can only look forward to the first actual law being passed and going into effect.