Dostoyevsky wrote from experience; his novella "The Gambler" is thought to have been written to enable him to pay his gambling debts.

陀思妥耶夫斯基写的也是自己的经历﹔人们认为，他的短篇小说《赌徒》就是为了偿还赌债而写的。

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Clark County, which encompasses Las Vegas, prosecutes roughly 200 cases involving gambling debts a month, says Bernie Zadrowski, who runs the bad-checks unit.

据执掌这个部门的扎德·罗斯基(Bernie Zadrowski)说，拉斯维加斯隶属的克拉克县每月起诉大约200个涉及赌债的案件。

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"Why exactly these four men choose to wear these costumes for Christopher is unclear, but ithas been speculated that they may owe him money from gambling debts, " Mr. Stokes writes.

“这四个人为什么要为了克里斯托弗穿上戏服，目前尚不明确，但有人猜测他们可能是在赌博中欠了他的钱，”斯托克斯写道。

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Medway Council said gambling debts could lead to domestic abuse, stress and self-harm.

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Nearly two-third of both women and men said that they would never help their children pay off gambling debts.

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Legend has it that the law was crafted when the toffs of the Jockey Club were mired in gambling debts.

ECONOMIST: Horse-racing