网上赌博寻求美国国外玩家

The growing international business of online betting is looking for customers outside of the United States. Although the US has been the largest market for Internet gambling¹ companies, a new bill just passed by Congress in that country has made it illegal to use credit cards or online payment systems to make online bets. The new law sent shares in two Australian online gambling firms down by over 50 percent, and several British-based firms also took a big hit. Gibraltar-based PartyGaming, whose most famous product is the online poker² game PartyPoker.com, now has as many customers outside of the US as they had in the US two years ago, and they hope to increase that audience to make up for the loss of their American audience.

1 gambling   

n.赌博；投机

参考例句：

• They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。
• The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。

2 poker   

n.扑克；vt.烙制

参考例句：

• He was cleared out in the poker game.他打扑克牌，把钱都输光了。
• I'm old enough to play poker and do something with it.我打扑克是老手了，可以玩些花样。