Sentences with phrase «gambling debt owed»

The film centers around an off - duty solider Rodney Baze Jr. (Casey Affleck) who has racked up a great deal of gambling debt owed to John Petty (William Dafoe).

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Owed By Charles Barkley (right), a $ 400,000 gambling debt to the Wynn Las Vegas casino.
Even those enlightened enough to recognize that addictive gambling is as much a disease as alcoholism or narcotics addiction often forget that gambling carries a staggering extra penalty: the terrifying mountain of debt built up over the years, the thousands upon thousands of dollars owed to sharks and bookies.
Alongside these heavyweight comedic stars came Naomi Watts, working wonderfully against type as Daka, a severely pregnant Russian prostitute who Vincent regularly seeks the services of, Chris O'Dowd as a scene - stealing teacher at Oliver's new school, and Terrence Howard as Zucko, a debt collector lurking on Vincent's heels for gambling money he owes.
Displays of cliché bad boy behavior are present — a one night stand, gambling issues, visits to the strip club and of course the presence of the gangsters to whom he owes the debt, as mentioned in the outset.
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