经济衰退的影响已经离内华达州的赌场越来越远了，赌场报告显示2月份是又一个让人欢心鼓舞的月份，那些认为博彩业在2013年某个时间能够全面恢复的人看到了希望。

　　在2月份，内华达州赌场的收入上升至9.322亿美元，这一数字与2011年同期相比增长近6％。而拉斯维加斯大道上的赌场收入增幅较小，为3.3％，收入增至5.307亿美元。

　　2月份的收入增长和过去几个月比较起来是有很多差异的，过去几个月的收入数字基本上由百家乐来左右的，而二月份的收入数字则是由百家乐、二十一点和老虎机共同完成的，其中百家乐在二月份的收入同比实际下降了差不多20%

　　“这正是内华达州近几年来一直在努力寻找的增长模式”博彩分析师布拉德·道金斯说“最近几年中，赌场的收入总是一个月好一个月差，也就是一直没有形成稳定的恢复势头，现在我们可以看到内华达州赌场收入连续几个月呈现上升趋势，这才是最关键的”

　　新泽西州赌场的发展趋势正与内华达州相反，当内华达州赌场开始看到穿越黑暗的曙光时，大西洋城赌场还在与困境继续奋斗，新泽西州的议员们正试图通过调整体彩和在线博彩的法律来帮助他们的博彩业摆脱困境。

　　内华达州议员同样通过了在线博彩的法律，确保他们能成为首批为市民提供规范的在线扑克的州之一，开设全美第一间在线赌场的竞赛正在内华达州、新泽西州、加利福尼亚州、佛罗里达州和爱荷华州中进行。

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　　Nevada Continues Gambling Revival In February

　　The economic recession is getting farther and farther in the rear-view mirror for Nevada casinos. The casinos posted yet another positive month in February, giving hope to the idea that the casinos will make a full recovery sometime in 2013.

　　In February, revenue at Nevada casinos rose to $932.2 million. That figure is up almost six percent from the same period in 2011. Casinos on the Las Vegas Strip had a smaller increase, with revenue rising 3.3%, to $530.7 million.

　　The difference between the growth in February and the past couple of months is the diversity. Baccarat had been driving revenue figures the past few months, but the gambling revenue in February was seen across the board, from baccarat, to blackjack, to slots. The baccarat revenue actually dropped almost 20% in February.

　　"This is the type steady growth that Nevada has been looking for over the past several years," said Gaming Analyst Brad Dawkins. "In recent years, the casinos have had a good month, followed by a bad month, so there has been no momentum built towards recovery. Now, we are starting to see Nevada casinos string together a few good months in a row, and it is making a difference."

　　Nevada is going in the opposite direction of New Jersey. While Nevada casinos are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel, Atlantic City casinos continue to struggle. New Jersey lawmakers are attempting to help their ailing gaming industry by regulating sports betting and online gambling.

　　Nevada lawmakers have also passed laws regulating online gambling, ensuring that they will be among the first states to offer their residents regulated online poker. The race to open the first online casino in the US has come down to Nevada, New Jersey, California, Florida, and Iowa.