新泽西州草案删除网上博彩条例

　　新泽西州立法会议员从新泽西州的体育博彩法案删除了部分网上博彩投注条例，将允许网上赌博。根据美国其他州地区共同提出的赌博条例草案，新泽西州改变体育博彩法案是必要的，以避免有权审议联邦宪法的克里斯克里斯蒂使用否决权的。

　　虽然新泽西州是美国最大的赌博市场之一，但联邦政府不允许其发展体育博彩。因此Lesniak参议员提出一项法案，允许在大西洋城的发展体育博彩。该法案的支持者说，既然拉斯维加斯的赌场市场能够受益于网上体育博彩投注，那么其他州地区也应该能从中受益，该法案不仅能为新泽西州创造更多就业机会，而且能为新泽西的经济注入活力。

　　该法律草案将允许人们在线投注或通过智能手机投注大西洋城赌场，以及国家任何地方的体育赛马博彩活动。

　　问题是，该草案只使用于在大西洋城市区范围内。州长克里斯蒂担心，如果允许人们网上投注或手机投注，那人们就可以下注任何地方的博彩活动，这可能会违反宪法。因为这个原因，新泽西州长克里斯蒂在三月前否决了在线赌博法案。

　　Lesniak参议员说，该条例草案的最终投票将于1月9日举行。即使克里斯蒂签署，该法案仍然面临着严峻的挑战。联邦法律严令禁止体育博彩，只有四个州即内华达州，俄勒冈州，特拉华州，蒙大拿州是例外的。如果该法案签署后，下一步将是挑战的联邦宪法，并试图推翻它。

　　译文Online Betting Removed from NJ BillLegislators removed sections from New Jersey’s sports betting bill that would have allowed online gambling. According to sponsors of the gambling bill, the changes were necessary to avoid a veto from Governor Chris Christie, who was concerned over the constitutionality of the provisions.

　　Though New Jersey has one of the biggest gambling markets in the United States, the state does not allow sports betting. Senator Ray Lesniak introduced a bill to allow sports betting in Atlantic City. Proponents of the bill say that if a similar casino market in Las Vegas is able to benefit from sports betting, Atlantic City should as well. The bill would create jobs and inject more money into the struggling local economy.

　　Aside from allowing people to place bets at Atlantic City casinos and at horse tracks anywhere in the state, the bill originally allowed bets to be placed online or via smartphone. The problem is that New Jersey’s state constitution says that gambling is allowed only within the city limits of Atlantic City （with the exception of pari-mutuel betting, such as horse races）。 Governor Christie is concerned that if you allow online bets and mobile bets, people could bet from anywhere in the state, which potentially could violate the constitution. Governor Christie vetoed an online gambling bill in March over the same constitutional concerns.

　　Senator Lesniak says that the final votes on the bill will take place on January 9. Even if Christie signs the bill, though, the state still faces a tough challenge. Federal law bans sports betting, with exceptions made for only four states （Nevada, Oregon, Delaware, Montana） that had existing sports betting before the law was passed. If the bill is signed, the next step will be for the state to challenge the federal law and try to get it overturned as unconstitutional.