俄亥俄男子賭贏的3萬5000美元被偷後控告賭場
2013-08-26◎管淑平
A US man has sued a casino in Columbus, Ohio, after he was robbed at gunpoint of thousands of dollars of blackjack winnings at his home later.
美國一名男子在自家遭人以槍威脅，搶走他玩21點剛贏得的數千美元後，控告一家位於俄亥俄州哥倫布市的賭場。
David Hayes, 29, says in a lawsuit two armed men entered his bedroom and demanded $35800.
29歲的大衛．海伊斯在訴訟中宣稱，2名持槍男子進入他的臥室，要求他交出3萬5800美元。
He says the Hollywood Casino Columbus should have paid him in a cheque and failed to keep his address and other personal information confidential.
他說，哥倫布好萊塢賭場應該用支票支付他贏得的錢，而且賭場也沒有將他的地址和其他個人資料保密。
According to the lawsuit, after winning at the blackjack tables during a gambling session in October, Mr Hayes took his chips to the cashier at the Hollywood Casino Columbus and asked to be given a cheque. The clerk did not respond, so Mr Hayes offered to accept cash.
根據這起訴訟內容，海伊斯先生去年10月在哥倫布好萊塢賭場玩21點贏錢後，拿著他的籌碼到出納櫃檯兌現，要求對方以支票支付。櫃檯人員並未回應他的要求，所以海伊斯先生接受的是現金。
The plaintiff says the clerk wrote down information from his driving licence on a piece of paper and held it up for him to confirm - in a manner that would have allowed others to read the details.
這名原告說，櫃員在一張紙上抄寫下他駕照上的資料，而且出示這張紙讓他確認，這種方式會讓其他人看到這些資料內容。
The security guard who escorted Mr Hayes to his car asked if he was concerned about having a lot of cash, to which Mr Hayes replied that his brother kept a gun, Mr Hayes said.
護送海伊斯先生去取車的保全曾問他，擔不擔心身上帶著這麼大筆現金，對此，海伊斯回答他的兄弟有槍。
The casino argues Mr Hayes lost the money because of "his own negligence".
這家賭場辯駁說，海伊斯先生是因「他個人疏失」而損失這筆錢。
新聞辭典
winnings：名詞，比賽或賭博贏來的錢。例句：The Powerball jackpot winner doesn’t intend to share the winnings with her husband.（這名威力球頭獎得主不打算與丈夫分享她的獎金。）
confidential：形容詞，秘密的。例句：Any information you provide will be kept confidential.（你提供的任何資訊都將被保密。）
cage：名詞，在本文中意指賭場兌換籌碼處，帳房，出納櫃檯。例句：He once worked as a cage supervisor in casinos.（他曾擔任賭場出納主任。）
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