| Bettor's note | 17 |
| Written debt acknowledgment | 27 |
| Unofficial promissory note | 26 |
| Paper in a pot | 14 |
| Letters to a creditor | 21 |
| Letters on a chit | 17 |
| Evidence of debt | 16 |
| Debtor's promise | 20 |
| Debtor's marker | 19 |
| Account receivable | 18 |
| Slip in the pot | 15 |
| Sketchy substitute for cash | 27 |
| Repayment reminder | 18 |
| Promissory note, of a sort | 26 |
| Promising letters | 17 |
| Promise of payment | 18 |
| Payback without the payback | 27 |
| Payback promise | 15 |
| Losing gambler's marker | 27 |
| Letters from debtors | 20 |
| Letters from a short person? | 28 |
| Letters for debtors | 19 |
| Initial promise? | 16 |
| Debt letters | 12 |
| Tapped-out person's letters | 31 |
| Slip signed by a debtor | 23 |
| Slip of paper in a poker pot | 28 |
| Short person's offering? | 28 |
| Promise to pay, briefly | 23 |
| Obligation of a sort | 20 |
| Letters from a debtor | 21 |
| Lendee's note | 17 |
| Gambler's mark | 18 |
| Gambler's acronym | 21 |
| Debt document | 13 |
| Debt acknowledgement | 20 |
| Creditor's holding | 22 |
| Creditor's chit | 19 |
| Chit used when you're out of chips | 38 |
| Chit letters | 12 |
| Broke poker player's promise | 32 |
| Borrower's note | 19 |
| Bettor's letters | 20 |
| Beholden letters | 16 |
| "Pay you next time!" | 30 |
| "Got you next time!" | 30 |
| Signed promise to pay | 21 |
| Signed promise | 14 |
| Promising letters? | 18 |
| Promise of repayment | 20 |
| Promise of a sort | 17 |
| Poker player's last resort | 30 |
| Poker night marker | 18 |
| Payment substitute | 18 |
| Payment promise | 15 |
| Payer's promise | 19 |
| Paper in lieu of payment | 24 |
| Outstanding vowels? | 19 |
| Note traded for bills | 21 |
| Note of indebtedness | 20 |
| Note of debt | 12 |
| Note in place of money | 22 |
| Note in lieu of cash | 20 |
| Note in a pot, perhaps | 22 |
| Note from someone shy? | 22 |
| Marker, for short | 17 |
| Marker, briefly | 15 |
| Letters that could precede a dollar sign | 40 |
| Letters of note? | 16 |
| Letters from a person who's shy? | 36 |
| Letters from a debtor? | 22 |
| It might be called in | 21 |
| Informal repayment promise | 26 |
| Informal debt instrument | 24 |
| Gambler's last resort | 25 |
| Gambler's initialism | 24 |
| Gambler's debt, so to speak | 31 |
| Evidence of obligation | 22 |
| Debtor's onus | 17 |
| Debt to be paid | 15 |
| Debenture, basically | 20 |
| Credit letters | 14 |
| Commitment to pay | 17 |
| Chit in a pot | 13 |
| Broke poker player's note | 29 |
| Brief fiscal note | 17 |
| Bettor's slip | 17 |
| Bettor's cash substitute | 28 |
| Betting slip | 12 |
| "Promise to pay" letters | 34 |
| Vow to pony up | 14 |
| Unpopular slip | 14 |
| Unlucky gambler's note | 26 |
| This may incur vigorish | 23 |
| Subject of this puzzle's theme | 34 |
| Slip-in with the antes | 22 |
| Slip for chips, maybe | 21 |
| Slip among chips? | 17 |
| Sign of debt | 12 |
| Shy person's writing? | 25 |