※ 引述《UCBerkeley (三小碗公)》之銘言：
: Casinos reopen as N.J. ends budget crisis
隨著N.J.結束預經費危機, 賭場也重新開張
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: Governor signs $30.9 billion compromise state budget
: NEW YORK (CNN) -- New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine signed a $30.9 billion
: compromise state budget into law Saturday evening, formally ending a
: financial impasse that essentially shut down the state and some of its
: businesses.
州長簽署309億美元州預算
紐澤西州長Jon Corzine週六晚上簽署一項309億美元的州預算, 正式地結束本來將使
該州及部分該州商業停擺的一個財政僵局.
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: The news was especially good for the state's casinos, which began reopening
: earlier Saturday and which add millions of dollars to the state's coffers
: every week, Assemblyman Bill Baroni said.
對該州賭場來說, 是一個特別好的消息. 使賭場在早先的週六重新開張, 也每週增加
數以百萬的美元到州資金裡. Assemblyman Bill Baroni說.
: Corzine signed an executive order allowing state departments and agencies to
: start reopening Saturday, a spokeswoman said. Corzine, a Democrat, later
: signed the budget agreement line by line.
一位發言人說: Corzine簽署一份允許州部門及相關機構於週六開始重新開張的行政
命令. Corzine, 民主黨員, 稍晚簽署經費同意書.
: The governor's move came after the state Senate passed the budget compromise
: by a 23-17 vote early Saturday and the General Assembly followed with a 44-35
: vote.
州參議院於上週六以23對17的票數通過總預算, 州議會以44對35的票數通過後,
州長做了這個措施.
: The budget crisis hit June 30, when lawmakers failed to adopt a new budget
: by the constitutional deadline. As a result, the state closed all
: "nonessential" government offices, including the Casino Control Commission,
: the agency responsible for regulating gambling in Atlantic City.
預算危機在6月30號出現, 發生於立法者無法在憲法規定截止期限前採取新的預算的
情況下. 因此, 該州關閉所有"可有可無的"政府機關, 包含負責在大西洋城管理賭博,
名為”賭場控制委員會”的機構.
: For the first time since they began 24-hour operations in 1993, the city's
: casinos were forced to close their gaming floors Wednesday, affecting 46,000
: casino and hotel employees. The shutdown resulted in millions of dollars in
: lost profits and tax revenue for the state.
自他們從1993年開始24小時營業後, 這還是第一遭, 大西洋城的賭場在週三, 面臨被迫
關閉他們的賭博樓層. 此舉影響了46,000名賭場與旅館員工. 停工造成損失數以百萬美
元的獲利及州稅收.
: The commission asked inspectors to report to the tourist resort's 12 casinos
: to reopen Saturday morning, spokesman Dan Heneghan said.
委員會要求督察員到12個觀光客常到的賭場報告, 且要求在週六早上重新開幕, 發言人
Dan Heneghan說.
: A budget compromise was reached Thursday after six days of contentious
: partisan debate.
就在引起爭論強硬派的辯論六天過後, 週四的時候總預算抵達.
: The agreement will raise the state sales tax from 6 percent to 7 percent and
: use half the $1.1 billion that it will raise to help lower property taxes,
: according to The Associated Press.
此同意書將提高州營業稅從6%到7%, 並使用多出來的這11億美元中的一半, 幫助較低的
房地產稅, 根據The Associated Press.
: Baroni called the dispute "an unmitigated disaster for the state."
Baroni稱這個爭論是"對州政府來說, 一項未減輕的災難."
: According to Baroni, New Jersey earns an average of $1.3 million per day in
: gambling tax revenue -- an amount that does not include sales tax and other
: revenue received from Atlantic City's gaming and tourism industry.
根據Baroni的說法, NJ平均每日在賭博的稅收就有130萬美元 - 而此數字還沒包括營業
稅, 和其他來自大西洋城賭博業和觀光產業的收入呢.
: Heneghan said Atlantic City's casinos earned an average profit of $16.3
: million per day in July 2005. He said profits this year likely would be a
: similar amount. Official numbers are not yet available.
Heneghan說, 大西洋城的賭場在2005年7月, 平均每天獲利1,630萬美元. 他說今年的獲
利推測可能也將是相似的數字. 官方數字還沒出來. (ending的很詭異耶~~)
: CNN's Stacey Francisco contributed to this report
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