保加利亚共和国的立法者作出一个大胆的举动：规范在线赌博行业。此举得到了该国人民的普遍认同与广泛支持。

　　对于保加利亚共和国来说，制定法案规范在线赌博行业已经迫在眉睫。新制定的法律规定，向本国或外国博彩公司颁发网上赌场经营执照。但该法律有一项核心内容，要求互联网服务提供商阻止本国国民访问无牌经营的网上赌场。另外，持有经营照牌的网上赌场运营商必须在相关的法律规范下经营。保加利亚相关政府部门还将建立一个黑名单系统，以加强对在线赌博行业的监管力度。

　　保加利亚共和国的这份法律规定，实际上与美国在2006年制定的互联网非法赌博执行法案相类似。互联网非法赌博执行法案明确提出，金融机构要承担网上非法赌博交易的法律责任。当时美国的法律没有颁发任何执照给网上赌场经营商。但五年之后，美国不得不改变自己的法律，包括网上赌博处理条例。

　　在保加利亚共和国，在线赌博行业所缴纳的税收将投入于青少年体育教育方面。保加利亚正试图发展自己的青年体育教育事业。

　　保加利亚共和国面临着一个严峻的监管问题，政府声称要消灭所有不受管制的网上赌场，给赌徒创造一个安全赌博的网络环境。

　　译文：

　　The lawmakers in charge in Bulgaria have made the bold move to regulate the online gambling industry, a move that is being applauded by many residents of the country.

　　The bill that was crafted addresses a growing problem of unregulated online casinos operating in Bulgaria. The new law calls for licenses to be awarded to both national and foreign gaming companies, and makes it nearly impossible for unlicensed online casinos to operate.

　　One of the key parts of the law calls for Internet providers to block residents from accessing unlicensed online casinos. This will, in essence, make all functioning online casinos in the country legal. The ISP's will gain access to which casinos will be denied operation through a blacklist created by the government. It will then be the responsibility of the providers to block the access.

　　A similar law was put in effect in the US back in 2006. The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act put the responsibility on financial institutions to deny online gambling transactions. The law in the US did not, however, authorize any licensed online casinos, and five years later, the country is dealing with having to change their laws to include online gambling regulations.

　　In Bulgaria, the revenue generated from the taxation of the Internet gambling industry will go towards youth sports. Bulgaria is attempting to develop their youth athletics to give children a proper avenue to avoid the troubles of being out on the streets.

　　The issue of regulation arose over the past few years in Bulgaria as unregulated casinos have dominated the landscape. The government has vowed to eliminate all unregulated casinos, and give gamblers a safe place to enjoy a growing leisure activity.