VOA新闻杂志2022 阿联酋会允许赌博吗?

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International casino owners are setting¹ their sights on a new area: The United Arab Emirates.

国际赌场老板正把目光投向一个新地区：阿拉伯联合酋长国。

Ras Al Khaimah, one of the smaller and lesser-known of the seven emirates, said earlier this year that it planned to make laws about gaming in some resorts³.

哈伊马角是阿拉伯联合酋长国七个酋长国中规模较小、知名度较低的一个。哈伊马角今年早些时候表示，其计划制定有关一些度假胜地博彩业的法律。

On the same day, Las Vegas casino giant Wynn Resorts said it would build a resort² approved for gaming, or gambling⁴, on a man-made island.

同一天，拉斯维加斯赌场巨头永利度假村表示，其将在一个人工岛上建造一个获准经营赌博的度假村。

The announcements could mark an important moment for the Gulf⁵, a part of the Middle East that has traditionally had stricter Islamic rules.

这些声明可能标志着海湾地区的一个重要时刻，海湾地区是中东地区的一部分，传统上有更严格的伊斯兰规则。

Gambling has long been off-limits.

长期以来，一直禁止赌博。

Currently⁶, those seeking to gamble⁷ go to the likes of Lebanon's Casino du Liban or some Egyptian hotels.

目前，那些想要赌博的人会去黎巴嫩的利班赌场或一些埃及酒店。

Yet times may be changing.

然而，时代可能正在发生变化。

Two people with knowledge of the issue told Reuters that gambling in some form would be permitted in the UAE.

两名知情人士告诉路透社，阿拉伯联合酋长国将允许某种形式的赌博。

But, they added, it would be up to each emirate to decide whether and how to make rules about it--similar to how Sharjah does not permit alcohol⁸ sales unlike other emirates.

但他们还说，是否以及如何制定相关规则将由每个酋长国决定——类似于沙迦不允许销售含酒精类饮料的做法不同于其他酋长国。

They also said the policy change would happen soon, without providing an exact date.

他们还表示，政策将会很快改变，但没有提供确切日期。

Casino and hotel companies that have moved into the UAE could benefit should Ras Al Khaimah make the way for other emirates to follow.

如果哈伊马角为其他效仿其做法的酋长国铺平道路，那些已经入驻阿联酋的赌场和酒店公司可能会受益。

Caesars Palace, which opened in Dubai in 2018 and is the only one of American giant Caesars Entertainment resorts without a casino, told Reuters that it would examine any possibility of offering gambling in Dubai.

凯撒宫于2018年在迪拜开业，是美国巨头凯撒娱乐度假村中唯一一个没有赌场的度假村，凯撒宫告诉路透社，它将调查在迪拜提供博彩服务的任何可能性。

About 10 km along Dubai's coast from the Caesars resort, digging has begun on another area to support a new resort by Las Vegas gambling company MGM Resorts International.

沿着迪拜海岸，在距离这家凯撒度假村约10公里处，在另一个支持由拉斯维加斯博彩公司米高梅国际度假村建立的新度假村的地区，挖掘工作已经开始。

When asked whether it would consider introducing gaming at the resort, MGM said "gaming has not been part of the planning and there are no updates to our plans."

当被问及是否会考虑在度假村引进赌博时，米高梅国际度假村表示：“赌博不是其计划的一部分，我们的计划也没有更新。”

The UAE government media office, as well as the media offices of the emirates of Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, did not answer requests for comment on Ras Al Khaimah's plan to permit gambling and whether they planned to make similar changes.

阿拉伯联合酋长国政府媒体办公室以及迪拜、阿布扎比和沙迦的媒体办公室都没有回应记者，记者请他们就哈伊马角允许赌博的计划置评并回答他们是否计划做出类似的改变。

The possibility of gambling plays out against a situation of strong competition in the Gulf, with the UAE competing with Saudi Arabia to become a popular destination in a part of the world moving away from oil.

赌博的可能性是在海湾地区竞争激烈的情况下发生的，除了石油以外，阿拉伯联合酋长国与沙特阿拉伯竞争成为世界受欢迎的目的地。

The UAE, where foreigners make up 90 percent of the population, has already moved in other areas to keep first mover advantage over Saudi Arabia.

外国人占阿联酋人口的90%，为了保持相对于沙特阿拉伯的先发优势，阿联酋已经转向其他领域。

The Emirates changed to a Saturday-Sunday weekend this year to move closer to international markets.

阿联酋今年将周末改为周六和周日，以更接近国际市场。

A Friday-Saturday weekend is common in many Muslim nations.

周五至周六的周末在许多穆斯林国家很常见。

In the past 18 months, the UAE has made legal changes, including decriminalizing alcohol use and situations in which unmarried people live together.

在过去的18个月里，阿联酋进行了法律修改，包括将饮酒和未婚同居合法化。

The country has also found ways to offer some games of chance.

该国还找到了提供一些游戏机会的方法。

In 2020, it started a national "Loto."

2020年，它开始了一场全国性的“乐透”抽奖活动。

Players bought a "collectable" picture of a UAE scene, such as the Burj al Arab hotel, for $9.50.

玩家们花9.5美元买一张带有阿联酋风景的“可收藏的”图片，比如阿拉伯塔酒店。

The buyers were entered into a draw.

买主们就可以参加抽奖活动。

Now, players seeking to enter the draw buy a bottle of water to be given to a charity to win a top prize of 10 million dirhams.

现在，想要参加抽奖的玩家需要购买一瓶水，然后将其捐赠给慈善机构，这样最高可赢得1000万迪拉姆的奖金。

The game is considered acceptable⁹ under Islamic law because there was an "exchange of value" in the purchase of the collectable or bottle.

根据伊斯兰教法律，该游戏被认为是可以接受的，因为在购买收藏品或瓶子的过程中存在“价值交换”。

Ras Al Khaimah stressed that its laws, being developed by the recently created Department of Entertainment and Gaming Regulation, would push for responsible gaming.

哈伊马角强调，由最近成立的娱乐和游戏监管部门正在制定的法律将推动负责任的游戏。

The Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority¹⁰ did not answer Reuters questions about how its plans would work alongside¹¹ the federal¹² laws against gambling.

哈伊马角旅游发展局没有回答路透社关于其计划将如何与禁止赌博的联邦法律一起运作的问题。

Vitaly Umansky, a gambling industry expert at the Sanford C Bernstein investment¹³ company in Hong Kong, suggested that gaming in Ras Al Khaimah would likely be limited to foreigners.

香港桑福德·伯恩斯坦投资公司的博彩业专家维塔利·乌曼斯基表示，哈伊马角的博彩业可能仅限于外国人。

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