Name: 賭博成癮者在彩票上花費100萬美元 (Gambling Addict Spends $1M On Lottery Tickets)
Uploaded: 2022-07-12T02:50:39.000Z
Duration: 5 min 15 s

I was so addicted to gambling that it took over my life.

ADAM OSMOND：我對賭博如此上癮它佔據了我的生活。 

(Gambling addict spends &1M on lottery tickets)

Adam Osmond was once one of the most prolific gamblers in the US.

COMM：亞當-奧斯曼曾經是一個最在美國，多產的賭徒。 

This is probably about a million dollar[s], but then again, that’s only the last two years of my gambling.

ADAM OSMOND：這可能是約一百萬個美元，但話說回來，這只是我過去兩年的賭博情況。而這是 

只是它的一小部分。我來到這裡上大學，從那時起我就一直在這裡。

I came here to go to college, and I’ve been here ever since.

I got married, had my children, and I’ve been here almost 30 years now.

我結婚了，有了我的孩子，現在我已經在這裡呆了將近30年了。

He used his abilities, he used his hard work, and he fell victim to one of the other things in America⏤

他的能力，他用他的努力工作，他成為了其他事情的受害者。

what I’ve heard [is] called the "jackpot mentality".

美國。我聽說過什麼叫'中獎心態'。

Adam used to run two convenience stores in Connecticut.

COMM：亞當曾經經營過兩家便利店

Between 2002 and 2008, he started spending thousands of dollars on the lottery in his store every week.

在康涅狄格州。2002年至2008年間，他開始在彩票上花費數千美元在他的商店裡，每週都有。 

And the only reason why I was in that business was just to support my addiction.

阿達姆-奧斯曼：我之所以會這樣做的唯一原因是在那個業務中，只是為了支持我的癮。 

This is $10; it has never even been scratched.

ADAM OSMOND：這是10美元，它甚至從來沒有過

These are $30 a ticket; I would buy them by the book.

被刮傷。這些票是30美元一張。我想按書來買。每本書是25元

Each book's 25 or 30, and you multiply 30-30, that’s about $900.

或30，你乘以30x30，大約是900美元。所以我把票子藏在我的

So, I was hiding the tickets from my family and I was so addicted to gambling that it took over my life.

家庭和我對賭博如此上癮，以至於它佔據了我的生活。

He knew what he was doing was destroying himself and his family.

他知道他所做的事是在破壞他自己和他的家人。 

In March 2008, Adam suffered a nervous breakdown after over a decade of compulsive gambling.

COMM：2008年3月，Adam患上了神經性在超過十年的強迫性賭博之後，他崩潰了。 

The first week, I printed about 54,000 tickets; none of them were cashed.

ADAM OSMOND：第一個星期，我打印了關於

[I] Didn’t even check it, you cannot even possibly check all those numbers.

54,000張票，沒有一張是兌現的。我甚至沒有檢查，你甚至不能

The Connecticut Lottery called me because I didn’t pay for it; I couldn’t pay for it⏤I was crying for help.

可能檢查所有這些數字。康涅狄格州彩票局給我打電話，因為我沒有付錢。

By law, they're supposed to shut my machine by that time.

為它，我無法支付它，我在哭著求救。根據法律規定，他們應該關閉

And the next week, I printed tickets again, non-stop.

我的機器在那個時候就已經有了。第二週我又印了票，不停地印。

For three weeks, Adam printed over 250,000 dollars' worth of lotto tickets before his machine was finally shut down.

COMM：三個星期以來，亞當印刷了超過250,000美元。在他的機器最終被關閉之前，他的樂透彩票的價值。 

The Connecticut Lottery did not shut my machine off when I was late payment or even when I print all those tickets,

ADAM OSMOND：康涅狄格州的彩票公司並沒有

because I was very ha⏤valuable to them and I was one of their best customers.

當我逾期付款時，甚至當我打印所有這些票據時，都會關閉我的機器，因為我對他們非常有價值，我是他們最好的客戶之一。 

He was the first and only gambling addict to be convicted for printing lottery tickets.

COMM：他是第一個也是唯一一個賭博成癮者將因印刷彩票而被定罪。 

It’s really sad because, you know, this used to be my family in here, and now, they are not here.

亞當-奧斯蒙：這真的很悲哀，因為，你你知道，這曾經是我的家人在這裡，現在他們不在了。而且，你知道，當 

And, you know, when I look at it, the ho⏤around the house, and, you know, that was my daughter’s...

我看著它，這個房子，在房子周圍，你知道，那是我女兒的。

After being charged, Adam was ordered to pay the sum of the tickets printed despite never cashing any of them in.

COMM：被指控後，亞當被命令儘管從未兌現過任何一張票，但還是要支付所印製的票據金額。 

His wife and three children⏤three girls⏤had to go to Virginia to live with relatives because of his financial ruin.

他的妻子和三個孩子，三個由於他的經濟狀況惡化，他不得不去弗吉尼亞州與親戚一起生活。 

And he sends money to them and he lives in squalor.

他還寄錢給他們，他住在骯髒的地方。

And because [of] these tickets, my family cannot live here, and I’m still paying for this.

A piece of papers that destroyed my family.

我的家人不能住在這裡，而我還在為這些付出代價，一張毀掉的文件。

And Connecticut Lottery would claim that this is revenue for the government.

我的家庭。而康涅狄格州彩票公司會聲稱這是政府的收入。

In the US, the odds of winning the overall lottery are approximately 1 in 258,000,000.

COMM：在美國，贏得總冠軍的機率是多少？

In Connecticut, there are up to 9 lotto draws a day, each game costing between 50¢ and $5,

彩票的中獎率約為258,000,000分之一。在康涅狄格州，有多達9次樂透抽獎活動

with scratch cards on top of this, priced from $1 up to $30 each.

每天，每個遊戲的價格在50美分和5美元之間，在此基礎上再加上刮刮卡的價格。 

The Connecticut Lottery does run programs to support addicted gamblers,

從每個1美元到30美元不等。康涅狄格州彩票確實開展了支持成癮賭徒的項目

and a percentage of the profits go towards government programs such as libraries, public safety, and education.

並將一定比例的利潤用於政府項目，如圖書館、公共場所、醫院等。安全和教育。 

Since I stopped gambling, and when I hit the bottom, I picked up a better habit.

阿達姆-奧斯曼：自從我停止賭博後，而且當我跌入谷底時，我養成了一個更好的習慣。 

When I was gambling, in my mind, it was always numbers, numbers.

ADAM OSMOND：當我在賭博的時候，在我心裡

I’ll be driving and if a bus drive in front of me, I would pick that number and I'll say,

它總是數字，數字。我會開車，如果有一輛公車開到我面前。

"Oh, you know, that bus number had 3057",

我會選擇那個號碼，然後我會說，"哦，那個，你知道，那個公車號碼有

and I would go to my store and play 3057, or whatever number that I saw.

3057"，我就會去我的商店，播放3057，或任何我看到的數字。

In November 2015, 7 years after his original conviction, a new judge reviewed his case and found his original penalty to be illegal.

COMM：2015年11月，在他的7年之後他的案件，一名新的法官審查了他的案件，發現他原來的刑罰是 

He no longer has to pay back the remaining money from the uncashed tickets.

是非法的。他不再需要償還未兌現的門票的剩餘款項。

And I would start running and again; I would tell my friends, "I’m running away from gambling."

然後我就開始跑，然後就跑了。再次，我會告訴我的朋友，"我正在逃避賭博"，每次我都 

And every time I’m running I’d say, "I’m running away from the lottery!"

跑步時我會說："我在逃避彩票！"