Katharsis
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Katharsis was a form of gambling seen on the planet Telos IV during the reign of Xanatos. It involved betting on a series of sporting events. Betters were eventually narrowed down to a core group, who bet on the final challenge.
Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn exposed a plot by UniFy and Offworld Mining Corporation, which involved pre-selecting the daily Katharsis winner and forcing that person to donate half of their earnings to the corporation.
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Katharsis is a cognate of the word catharsis, which in literature (most notably Greek tragedy) defines a "purging" or "cleansing" of guilty characters. Considering the nature of the game, where betters are narrowed down, it is an intentional usage of the word.
