The amount of money he was in the hole is a damn strong incentive to try and keep him alive tk lay you back eventually.
If I owe you 100 it’s my problems I owe you a 100k it’s your problem type shit.
Counterpoint: When the empire freezes him, they just put him on display and then repeatedly try to kill him when people try to break him out, and all this without basically any complicating of his relationship with Jabba prior. Han should have at least had the shit kicked out of him for what he did, especially since his debt was past due.
That would be an interesting take on it. I’d buy a ticket to that version of the movie.
Edit: I lied. I’d pirate it. Point stands.