NBA賭球合法化能控制地下賭球嗎??!

It remains one of the most tantalizing questions in all of American professional sport: Does game-fixing still exist?

這仍然是美國職業體育界最能引起好奇心的問題之一：操縱比賽的現象還存在嗎?

In the 100 years since 1919, when gamblers blackened the Chicago White Sox, only the Tim Donaghy scandal has offered the hint of an answer — but also a repudiation.

1919年，賭球的人們抹黑芝加哥白襪隊，自那以來的100年裏，只有蒂姆·多納吉醜聞提供了答案的線索，但也遭到了否定。

For 11 years, the official plotline has been that Donaghy was a rogue, gambling-addicted ref who made some bets on his own games — and nothing more.

11年來，官方的情節一直是，多納吉是一個流氓、嗜賭的裁判，他在自己的比賽中下了一些賭注——僅此而已。

The NBA conducted its own investigation and concluded that Donaghy, in fact, did not fix games.

NBA進行了自己的調查，得出的結論是，多納吉實際上並沒有操縱比賽。

But for many in and around the league, suspicions have remained that the full story has not been told, that what really happened has been suppressed.

但對於聯盟內外的許多人來說，他們仍然懷疑，事情的真相沒有被披露，真正發生的事情被隱瞞了。

It matters all the more now.

現在更重要了。

On May 14 of last year, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a 1992 federal law that had forbidden states from legalizing sports gambling within their own borders.

去年5月14日，美國最高法院推翻了1992年通過的一項聯邦法律，該法律禁止各州在其境內將體育賭博合法化。

It's widely believed that the ruling will lead to a lifting of the interstate prohibition on sports betting, which, in turn, would give rise to a massive increase in the money wagered on American sports.

人們普遍認爲，這項裁決將導致取消州際間對體育博彩的禁令，而這反過來又會導致押注美國體育的資金大幅增加。

At the same time, the NBA — which once balked at gambling — has now openly embraced legalized sports betting more than any other U.S. pro sports league.

與此同時，曾經不願賭博的NBA，現在比美國任何職業體育聯盟都更公開地接受合法的體育博彩。

In July of 2018, commissioner Adam Silver announced a multiyear deal for MGM Resorts to be the "official gaming partner of the NBA."

2018年7月，NBA總裁亞當·西爾弗(Adam Silver)宣佈與美高梅國際酒店集團(MGM Resorts)達成一項多年協議，讓後者成爲“NBA的官方博彩合作伙伴”。

Proponents of legalization have long argued that regulation leads to transparency, which helps root out game-fixing schemes.

合法化的支持者長期以來一直認爲，監管會帶來透明度，有助於根除操縱比賽的計劃。

But there is much evidence to suggest the opposite.

但有很多證據表明情況恰恰相反。

As economist Wladimir Andreff of the University of Paris has written: "All economic analyses conclude that the more money there is inflowing to sport, the greater the sport corruption."

正如巴黎大學經濟學家弗拉基米爾·安德烈夫所寫的那樣：“所有的經濟分析都得出結論，體育帶來的資金流入越多，體育腐敗就越嚴重。”

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