Gambling Addict: Difference between revisions

* Little Nell's grandfather in [[Charles Dickens]]'s ''[[The Old Curiosity Shop]]'' believes that his gambling is an investment in Nell's future that's bound to pay off and provide for her once he dies. He borrows from Quilp to sustain his habit, leading to the loss of the eponymous shop when Quilp realises his problem and forecloses on the loans. His constant relapses, and Nell's attempts to keep him from temptation, lead to their exile from London and inability to settle in one place for most of the rest of the book.

* In [[Robert E. Howard]]'s "[[Man Eaters of Zamboula|Shadows in Zamboula]]", [[Conan the Barbarian]] claims to be this, that he hired his room in advance to avoid losing the money to do so at the gambling table.

* Morley Dotes from the ''[[Garrett P.I.]]'' novels was this trope in the early part of the series, which is why he so often had to assist Garrett on a case to pay off his debts.

* Nozdryov from ''[[Dead Souls]]''.