Gambling
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- "It's not whether you win or lose, just how often."
- ―Herglic gambler, name unknown[src]
Gambling has been a popular form of entertainment in the galaxy for millennia. Some areas of the Old Republic allowed gambling and by the time of the Clone Wars, Senator Simon Greyshade introduced legislation to legalize it throughout the entire Republic. Gambling, in fact, proved quite influential in Galactic history.
- "Gambling. Everything here revolves around betting on those awful races."
- ―Shmi Skywalker, speaking of gambling on Tatooine[src]
In particular, Watto and Lando Calrissian were fond of games of chance, with the former losing Anakin Skywalker when Anakin was a slave on Tatooine over a podracing bet and the latter winning (and later losing) the Millennium Falcon via the game of sabacc.
Some species, such as the Herglics, were especially prone to gambling.
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[edit] Popular Forms of Gambling
- Old Republic Era
- Imperial Era
[edit] Appearances
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
- Jedi Apprentice: The Day of Reckoning
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace novel
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace junior novel
- MedStar I: Battle Surgeons
- Coruscant Nights II: Street of Shadows (Mentioned only)
- Rebel Dawn
- Star Wars 19: The Ultimate Gamble
- Star Wars 20: Deathgame
- Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (Mentioned only)
Crisis on Cloud City
[edit] Sources
- Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin, Second Edition
- Heroes & Rogues
- The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game
- Underworld: A Galaxy of Scum and Villainy
"An Uneasy Peace"
- "TopWorld"
