Viewed as cash substitutes, scratch CARDS have also drawn the attention of armed robbers.

被视为现钞的替代者，刮刮卡同时也引起了武装劫匪的兴趣。有一个案例可说明此。

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Racegoers could pick a horse for nothing in two of the five races and, if it won, were awarded 20 lottery scratch cards, giving them the chance to win 30,000 yuan ($4,400).

观众可以从五场比赛中的两场中选一匹马，如果这匹马赢了，奖品是20张彩票刮刮卡，这样他们就有机会赢得三万元奖金（USD4,400）。

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Reluctant to risk their lives by visiting a bank, many subscribers transferred money to each other by passing on the serial Numbers of scratch CARDS charged with credit, like gift vouchers.

用户们不愿冒着生命危险去银行，而是通过传送类似于礼品券，记有存款的刮刮卡上的系列号来转移钱财。

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The initiative started three years ago in Holland, where 30, 000 scratch cards were distributed to homes.

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Panorama spoke to several problem gamblers, addicted to everything from scratch cards to online slot machines, and high stakes gaming terminals.

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