Gambling/Legends

"It's not whether you win or lose, just how often."

- Herglic gambler, name unknown

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.

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
 * Swoop racing
 * Pazaak
 * Dejarik
 * Imperial Era
 * Binspo
 * Compmatch
 * Denebian Holochess
 * Imperial Commander
 * Lugjack
 * Magna-shuffle
 * Podracing
 * Sabacc
 * Tregald
 * Zinbiddle
 * Swoop racing

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
 * Rebel Dawn
 * Star Wars 19: The Ultimate Gamble
 * Star Wars 20: Deathgame
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Star Wars 20: Deathgame
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back