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It's an easy move, because you have a character with a dangerous flaw and a clear motivation, but who still can be good if the story needs it. Kind of a [[Discredited Trope]] maybe because of that, specially in spy stories, but still used occasionally.
Often happens to [[The Gambling Addict]], especially after an [[Absurdly High Stakes Game]]. May be the victim of the [[Professional Gambler]] or a crooked [[Bookie]]. Compare [[Wager Slave]].
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* [[Kaiji]] is constantly trying to find a way to pay off his debt. It usually ends up with him in worse debt.
* The male protagonist of ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler]]'' is trapped by his parents' debts.
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* In the [[Lord Darcy]] novel ''Too Many Magicians'', uncovering one character's gambling debts and the associated blackmail forms a major subplot.
* Early in the ''[[Garrett P.I.]]'' series, Morley Dotes gets into trouble because of his addiction to water-spider races.
* Ludovic Bagman in ''[[Harry Potter and
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* In at least one episode of the ''[[Poirot]]'' series of [[Agatha Christie]] adaptations starring David Suchet, a character was persuaded to get involved in a jewel robbery to pay off a gambling debt.
* One of Garibaldi's men is compromised this way in an early episode of ''[[Babylon 5]]''.
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