英国文化部长反对新反陆基赌场赌博法规

　　本周，英国文化部长休·罗伯逊否决了一项法律提案，旨在限制允许的最大数量的玩家在陆基博彩和游戏店玩真钱游戏。部长罗伯逊解释说，没有证据显示链接问题赌博到高风险的投注站。

　　反赌博人士，如工党议员戴维·拉米最近呼吁新的法律，限制陆基博彩和游戏厅的活动。根据反赌博活动人士显示最大问题的一个事实，即玩家可以下注多达100英镑轮在这些游戏店。

　　国会议员戴维·拉米和他的支持者声称，很多公民在短短的几分钟内损失大量的资金，甚至多达上千磅。他们认为，高风险的博彩投注站是问题赌博的蔓延的主要原因。

　　戴维·拉米认为，政府应该在全国的投注站进行严重地制约和监督的活动。措施之一戴维·拉米和运动的公平赌博希望看到实现是每轮的最大赌注从100英镑减少到2英镑。

　　英国文化部长休·罗伯逊不同意这些说法，并认为没有证据证明投注站要直接负责的赌场赌博问题。因此，部长休·罗伯逊拒绝戴维·拉米的建议，这意味着，目前英国博彩店是安全的。

　　罗伯逊说，政府将只修改其当前赌博法律，是否有新的证据表明，声称该投注站是负责赌瘾的蔓延。在现实中，已经有多项研究证明事实不是像所说的那样。

　　在这个问题上发表评论，立博代表夏兰奥布莱恩解释说，高风险的投注店不产生问题赌徒因为平均花在游戏机是略低于7英镑。同样，一个体育博彩票支付的平均价格是8.4英镑。

　　此外，这是极不可能提出的限制将会出现任何差别。如果陆基投注站将无法提供多英镑的赌注，那么大部分玩家会移动到在线博彩网站，将能够尽情发挥没有任何限制。

　　虽然规定提出的反赌博活动家还没有作出博彩消费方面的差异，会导致许多土地为基础的投注站关闭，因此全国各地的工作岗位已慢慢减少了。

　　译文：

　　This week UK Culture Minister Hugh Robertson rejected a law proposal that aimed to limit the maximum amount players are allowed to bet in land-based betting and gaming shops. Minister Robertson explained that there is no evidence that links problem gambling to high-stakes betting shops.

　　Anti-gambling campaigners such as Labor Party MP David Lammy have recently called for new laws that limit the activity of land-based betting and gaming shops. The biggest problem according to anti-gambling activists is the fact that players are allowed to bet as much as ?100 per round in these shops.

　　MP David Lammy and his supporters claim that many citizens are able to lose serious amounts of money - often multiple thousand pounds - in the matter of minutes. They believe that high-stakes betting shops are the main reason for the spread of problem gambling.

　　Lammy believes that the government should seriously restrict and monitor the activities conducted by betting shops in the country. One of the measures Lammy and the Campaign for Fairer Gambling would like to see implemented is the reduction of the maximum bet per round from ?100 to just ?2.

　　However UK Culture Minister Hugh Robertson disagrees with these claims and argues that there's no evidence that proves that betting shops are directly responsible for problem gambling. As such, Minister Robertson rejected Lammy's suggestions, meaning that for now UK betting shops are safe.

　　Robertson said that the government will only modify its current gambling laws if there was new evidence that claims that betting shops are responsible for the spread of gambling addiction. In reality, there are already multiple studies that prove the opposite.

　　Also commenting on the issue, Ladbrokes representative Ciaran O'Brien explained that high-stakes betting shops don't produce problem gamblers because the average spend on a gaming machine is just under ?7. Likewise, the average price paid for a sports betting ticket is just ?8.40.

　　Additionally, it's extremely unlikely that the proposed limitations would have made any difference at all. If land-based betting shops wouldn't be able to offer bets over ?2, then the bulk of players would move online and would be able to play anyway without limitations.

　　While the regulations proposed by anti-gambling campaigners would have not made a difference in regards to gambling spending, they would have resulted in the closure of many land-based betting shops and as such would have killed thousands of jobs all over the country.