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This happens a lot with employers betting employees for whatever reason, yet the [[Justified Trope|Justification]]- betting their employment contract rather than the employees themselves- is almost never used.
Most often the card game is [[poker]], but theoretically any form of game that allows [[The Bet]] would work. A comedic form of the [[Absurdly High Stakes Game]]. Compare [[Wager Slave]].
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'''Ann''': I hope I'm not going to have to explain to you that you don't actually own me.
'''Andy''': Of course not. [[Suspiciously Specific Denial|I never for one second thought that that was for real.]] }}
* The final season of ''My Hero (TV)|My Hero]]'' opens with George betting his body in a poker game, forcing him to get a replacement, played by a [[The Nth Doctor|different actor]].
== [[Oral Tradition]], [[Folklore]], Myths and Legends ==
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** Burns and Rich Texan once [[All or Nothing|waged all their wordly possessions]] on a scavenger hunt. Once Rich Texan won, he started riding Smithers as if he was another prize. Sure, Smithers' employment contract was more likely to be linked to the power plant rather than Mr. Burns but still...
* ''[[Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi]]'' "Bad Manager" Kaz bets Ami and Yumi in a game of [[Rock-Paper-Scissors]]. Different game, same plot. Slick Shady, who won the girls, actually did a better job managing their careers than Kaz usually does. Despite this, Ami and Yumi challenged for a [[Rock-Paper-Scissors]] game for the right to return to Kaz.
* ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy
* In an episode of [[Hey Arnold!]] the freeloader Oscar bets the baby he's supposed to be looking after in a high-stakes poker game after he realizes he's out of chips. The other players refuse to accept this and storm out. Turns out Oscar had a royal flush, so it's not ''as'' bad as it looks.
* In an episode of ''[[The Mask (animation)|The Mask]]'', Stanley sold his soul to the Devil, known in this series as "Bob". The Mask challenged Bob to a dance contest for his freedom. When he lost, Bob challenged Mask for a [[Double Or Nothing]] rematch, which Bob lost, resulting on him having to be Mask's servant.
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[[Category:Bargain Tropes]]
[[Category:Comedy Tropes]]
[[Category:Gambling and Games of Chance]]
[[Category:Servant Tropes]]
[[Category:A Slave to the Index]]
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