美国构建彩票公信力的措施及其借鉴

Ensuring Integrity of Chinese Lotteries: What Should We Learn From USA

我国彩票的公信力久为社会所诟病,多数论者认为根本症结在于彩票经营与监督合一的体制,即政府机构直接经营彩票并自我监督。然而,美国等发达国家与我国采取同样的体制,其彩票信誉却并未受损。事实上,奉行市场经济的美国之所以选择政府机构直接经营彩票的机制,目的之一正是为了防止彩票弊案的发生。这至少说明经营与监督合一的体制本身不是导致彩票弊案的主要因素。与美国相比较,我国彩票的真正不足在于法律制度的粗疏以及执行方面的随意性。保证我国彩票公信力的正确方向是学习美国严密细致的法律制度,并采取措施落实,而不是把重点放在体制改革上。

The Chinese lottery＇ s lack of integrity has long been criticized in that several cheating cases have happened since it was started in 1987. Most commentators believe that no separate and independent check-and-balance system for Chinese lotteries is the real problem. Their opinion is not convincing as the experience of the Western countries such as the United States, where the same system with ours has been taken, suggests that the integrity of lotteries has little to do with separate check-and-balance system. In practice, the United States protects the integrity of lotteries through comprehensive procedures regarding the operations and security of its games. The real major problems of Chinese lotteries embed mainly in ineffective laws and regulations and loose enforcement. The right direction to ensure the integrity of Chinese lotteries, therefore, is to make careful and meticulous regulations and to enforce them strictly, rather than to overhaul the entire system.