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It's not whether you win or lose, just how often.Herglic gambler, name unknown
Gambling had 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.
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.
Popular Forms of Gambling
- Old Republic Era
- Imperial Era
Appearances
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
- The Old Republic: Deceived (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Eternal Throne
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Onslaught
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Legacy of the Sith
- Jedi Apprentice: The Day of Reckoning
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace novelization (and unabridged audiobook)
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace junior novelization
- Star Wars Math: Jabba's Game Galaxy
- ° Star Wars: Infinity's End (Mentioned only)
- "An Uneasy Peace" – Living Force campaign
- "Between the Worlds: TopWorld" – Living Force campaign
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Senators Found Gambling on Secessions — HoloNet News Vol. 531 #51 (content now obsolete; backup link) - Greyshade Proposes Gambling as Revenue — HoloNet News Vol. 531 #52 (content now obsolete; backup link)
- MedStar I: Battle Surgeons
- Coruscant Nights II: Street of Shadows (Mentioned only)
- Rebel Dawn
- Death in the Undercity (also reprinted in Classic Adventures: Volume Three)
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"Infiltration" — Supernova - "Triple Cross" — Supernova
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"Death-Hunter" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 9 - "The Farrimmer Cafe" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 11
- "Seregar Turnabout" — No Disintegrations
- "Ringers" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 6 (also reprinted in Hyperspace: The Official Star Wars Fan Club)
- "Tests of the Godking" — Star Wars Campaign Pack (also reprinted in Classic Campaigns)
- "The Plant" — Star Wars Campaign Pack (also reprinted in Classic Campaigns)
- "To Fight Another Day" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 6 (also reprinted in Hyperspace: The Official Star Wars Fan Club)
- Star Wars (1977) 19 (colorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 1: Doomworld)
- Star Wars (1977) 20 (colorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 1: Doomworld)
- Tatooine Manhunt (also reprinted in Classic Adventures: Volume Three)
- "Galaxywide NewsNets" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 5
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"Positive ID" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link) - Beyond the Rim
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"Dead in the Water" — Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Game Master's Kit - Onslaught at Arda I
- "Gambler's World" (colorized in Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures 1–3)
- "All Our Sins Remembered" — Star Wars Gamemaster Kit (also reprinted in Classic Campaigns)
- "The Argovia Strike" — Instant Adventures
- Operation: Elrood
- Crisis on Cloud City
- The Jewel of Yavin
- The Bounty Hunter
- "Crimson Bounty" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 14
- "The Last Hand" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 13
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"Lucky Stars" — Star Wars Tales 15 - Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars (1977) 50 (colorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 3: Resurrection of Evil) (Mentioned only)
- "The Bacta Heist" — Tapani Sector Instant Adventures
- "Special Ops: Drop Points" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 14
- Star Wars (1977) 85 (colorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 6: Wookiee World)
- Star Wars (1977) 90 (colorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 6: Wookiee World)
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron 26 (Mentioned only)
- "The Politics of Contraband" — The Politics of Contraband (also reprinted in Classic Adventures)
- "The Kaal Connection" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 7 (also reprinted in Classic Adventures: Volume Four — The Best of the Journal)
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"Shintel Downtime" — The DarkStryder Campaign (Reprinted and collected in The DarkStryder Campaign, Deluxe) - "No Disintegrations, Please" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 14
Sources
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game
- The Star Wars Sourcebook
- ° Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game
- Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope
- Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin
- Planets of the Galaxy, Volume One
- Galaxy Guide 9: Fragments from the Rim
- Wanted by Cracken
- The Star Wars Planets Collection
- Flashpoint! Brak Sector
- Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope, Second Edition
- Star Wars Gamemaster Screen, Revised
- Heroes & Rogues
- Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin, Second Edition
- The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
- The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook
- The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
- Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
- Live-Action Adventures
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
- Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide
- Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back, Second Edition
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Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (Pack: Dash Rendar) (backup link) - Pirates & Privateers
- Cynabar's Fantastic Technology: Droids
- Wretched Hives of Scum & Villainy
- The Black Sands of Socorro
- Player's Guide to Tapani
- Lords of the Expanse
- Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition
- "Tasariq: The Crystal Planet" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 15
- Platt's Smugglers Guide
- Alien Encounters
- Star Wars Handbook 1: X-Wing Rogue Squadron
- Hero's Guide
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
- Ultimate Adversaries
- "Bespin: Action Tidings" on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide
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"Underworld: A Galaxy of Scum and Villainy" — Star Wars Insider 89 -
So You Want To Be A Criminal? An Underworld Primer on Hyperspace (article) (content obsolete and backup link not available) - Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Expansion: Prima Official Game Guide
- Fate of the Jedi: Dramatis Personae
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Boonta Eve Classic Podracers in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link) - Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook
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Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Watto (★★★)) - Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Lando Calrissian)
- Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Han Solo (★★★★★))
- So Uncivilized: Great Gunslingers in Star Wars, Part 1 on StarWars.com (article) (content now obsolete; backup link)
- The Bounty Hunter Code: From the Files of Boba Fett
- Enter the Unknown
- Slugthrowers: An Overview of Popular Music and Musicians in a Galaxy Far, Far Away, Part 2 on StarWars.com (article) (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Suns of Fortune
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Boonta Eve Classic Podracer Pilots in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) -
Star Wars: The Card Game — Knowledge and Defense (Card: Make Your Own Luck) - Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook
- Far Horizons
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Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 1 (Starship Fact File: The Fastest Hunk of Junk in the Galaxy) - Lords of Nal Hutta
- Fly Casual
- Strongholds of Resistance
- Keeping the Peace
Notes and references
External links
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