problem gambling theme
A character gambles continuously, despite harmful negative consequences or a desire to stop.
27 total · 2 choice · 11 major · 14 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ahp3x20 | choice | Fran's marriage was jeopardized by her gambling addiction. |
| tz1959e1x17 | choice | Franklin obsessively gambled away all his money trying to winning a $10,000 jackpot. |
| ahh1x01 | major | Duke Marsden resolved to give up gambling to save his marriage. He also went to elaborate lengths to prevent his younger brother, Chuck, to follow in his gambling footsteps. |
| ahh2x25 | major | Bruce stooped to forging checks in his wealthy aunt-in-law's name to cover his losses at the track. |
| ahp2x09 | major | Mason lost thousands of dollars at the poker table. |
| ahp3x35 | major | William gambled away all of his and Ethel's $15,000 vacation money in an ill-considered bet. |
| ahp4x21 | major | Because of his gambling problem John plotted to murder Felix and gain his inheritance. Felix accused John of squandering money on booze and gambling. John had indeed forged checks in order to cover his gambling. |
| ahp5x15 | major | The story concerned an old couple who had been compulsively gambling away cars and fingers over (presumably) many years. |
| columbo1971e10x06 | major | Harold had amassed more debts than he could pay off, at the poker table. |
| talesoftheunexpected1x01 | major | It was revealed at the end that Rawlsden had won 47 fingers and lost 11 cars. |