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What gobbo said.

If you have a contract saying that the player has a legal obligation to the debt if he walks away, then fine, but that clearly means that the deal is not risk-free for the player.

The point I'm making is that there is a chance that the player will reach a point where he doesn't want to play any more, or even if he does, if he keeps losing and the backer has no confidence that continuing the deal will be profitable. At this point, someone has to pick up the tab. You can't wish this away and say there's no risk to player _or_ backer, as I think Bryan's article implies.

Edit : As for sheets, I made that comment based on something he said in another backing thread. If it was a joke or a level, he got me :-)