Some people speculated it was gambling debts.

有些人觉得是因为欠了赌债。

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He has to sell his house at a sacrifice in order to pay his gambling debts.

为了偿付赌债，他只好亏本出卖自己的房子。

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Later in life, the Allan's paid for his education, but understandably, they refused to pay for his gambling debts.

坡长大之后，爱伦家送其去念书，但拒绝帮他支付赌债。

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

BBC: Betting machine

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

FORBES: Connect

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

ECONOMIST: Horse-racing