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网上赌牌游戏是否会销声匿迹?

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One of the fastest growing activities in America is playing poker1, often for money online. Now a new law targets Internet casinos and the cash they pay out, as CBS news correspondent Jim Acosta tells us: the winners are not happy.

Internet poker player Spencer Smith spends two hours a day at the casino on his couch for a good reason.

I've done well. It got me through college.

It got you through college?

Yeah.

But for Smith and the other ten million online gamblers, all bets may be off. Legislation that could pull the plug on thousands of Internet casinos sites is now attached to the new port security bill that's expected to be signed into law today. (Play poker, online…) The measure could topple a 12-billon-dollar-a-year juggernaut that gives amateurs a taste of the action on those wildly popular TV poker tournaments. Conservative groups say the sites prey2 on gambling3 addicts4, operating offshore5 under the radar6 of law enforcement.

...necessary because of the damage that we've seen, iee, gambling and especially anonymous7 gambling on the Internet.

The new law won't make it a crime to play poker online. Instead, it will block banks from processing gambling winnings, which is why droves of players are now cashing in their virtual chips.

I pulled out of a party poker and stopped playing immediately.

While Jeff Markley, with the gambling trade magazine Bluff8, has closed one of his online poker accounts, he says players are plotting ways to move their winnings through third-party websites.

They are never going to be able to stop the means of funding gambling accounts.

Industry observers fear many Internet gamblers will simply turn to black market on-line casinos.

The bad thing about the law is that it really drives out the operators who would be mo, the most reputable.

For this new law to work, the government would have to ante up the money to police online gambling. Until that happens, laptop aces9 like Spencer Smith are nowhere near ready to fold.

Jim Acosta. CBS, news Atlanta.

Some poker players also complain/ the new law protects other forms of gambling like horse racing10 and lotteries11.

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topple:to stop being steady and fall, or make someone or something do this 倾倒
juggernaut:something that is very powerful, especially something that has a bad effect 有极大影响的人物或事物
ante up:informal to pay an amount of money 付钱


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1 poker ilozCG     
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。
2 prey g1czH     
n.被掠食者,牺牲者,掠食;v.捕食,掠夺,折磨
参考例句:
  • Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
  • The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。
3 gambling ch4xH     
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。
4 addicts abaa34ffd5d9e0d57b7acefcb3539d0c     
有…瘾的人( addict的名词复数 ); 入迷的人
参考例句:
  • a unit for rehabilitating drug addicts 帮助吸毒者恢复正常生活的机构
  • There is counseling to help Internet addicts?even online. 有咨询机构帮助网络沉迷者。 来自超越目标英语 第3册
5 offshore FIux8     
adj.海面的,吹向海面的;adv.向海面
参考例句:
  • A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
  • A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。
6 radar kTUxx     
n.雷达,无线电探测器
参考例句:
  • They are following the flight of an aircraft by radar.他们正在用雷达追踪一架飞机的飞行。
  • Enemy ships were detected on the radar.敌舰的影像已显现在雷达上。
7 anonymous lM2yp     
adj.无名的;匿名的;无特色的
参考例句:
  • Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
  • The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。
8 bluff ftZzB     
v.虚张声势,用假象骗人;n.虚张声势,欺骗
参考例句:
  • His threats are merely bluff.他的威胁仅仅是虚张声势。
  • John is a deep card.No one can bluff him easily.约翰是个机灵鬼。谁也不容易欺骗他。
9 aces ee59dee272122eff0b67efcc2809f178     
abbr.adjustable convertible-rate equity security (units) 可调节的股本证券兑换率;aircraft ejection seat 飞机弹射座椅;automatic control evaluation simulator 自动控制评估模拟器n.擅长…的人( ace的名词复数 );精于…的人;( 网球 )(对手接不到发球的)发球得分;爱司球
参考例句:
  • The local representative of ACES will define the local area. ACES的当地代表将划定当地的范围。 来自互联网
  • Any medical expenses not covered by ACES insurance are the sole responsibility of the parents. 任何ACES保险未包括的医疗费用一律是父母的责任。 来自互联网
10 racing 1ksz3w     
n.竞赛,赛马;adj.竞赛用的,赛马用的
参考例句:
  • I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
  • The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。
11 lotteries a7a529c8b5d8419ef8053e4d99771f98     
n.抽彩给奖法( lottery的名词复数 );碰运气的事;彩票;彩券
参考例句:
  • Next to bullfights and soccer, lotteries are Spain's biggest sport. 除了斗牛和足球以外,彩票是西班牙最热门的玩意儿。 来自辞典例句
  • Next to bullfight and soccer, lotteries are Spain's biggest sport. 发行彩票在西班牙是仅次于斗牛和足球的最大娱乐活动。 来自辞典例句
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