Tilo

Tilo is the gambler's planet packed with wall to wall casinos.

History
Tilo is the only planet in the Kukubian System with legalized gambling. Supreme Commander Dred Nicolson detests gambling and has outlawed casinos in most major cities.

Emperor Dred is opposed to gambling for two reasons. First, casinos take money away from the general public, and Dred would much rather the public spend its hard-earned money on taxes, which go directly to him, than gambling, which lines the pockets of the casino oweners.

The second reason for Dred's opposition to organized gambling is that 99% of all the casinos in Gogg are controlled by the Hapa Jillo Syndicate, a longtime enemy of the Dicolson Dynasty. The Hapa Jillos are a race of highly intelligent and ruthless creatures from the neighboring Galaxy of Pata Pata Pita.

Although the Great Bass Nicolson (Dred's grandfather) defeated the Hapa Jillo Empire in 350 B.B. and drove most of the Hapa Jillo population of of Gogg, several million Hapa Jillos remained behind, scattered throughout the galaxy.

Because they were not accepted by society, many turned to lives of crime, including racketeering, money laundering, and running illegal gambing operations. Some of the small operations grew so prosperous that they literally took over planets like Tilo. Before the Nicolson Family realized what was happening, it was too late. The casinos had become a fixture in certain areas and could not be removed.

Typically, whenever Dred tried to shut down a casino, local political leaders and business owners would become so furious that they often threatended a revolt. Dred decided his next best option was containment. That is why gambling has been restricted to one or two planets is each system.

In Kukubia, that planet is Tilo. If someone wants to gamble, they must travel to Tilo. In fact, gambling has become such a vital part of Tilo's economy that it accounts for 80% of the planet's revenue.

However, even on Tilo, gambling is regulated.

No one is allowed to gamble more than 5% of their total cash in one week. This was Dred's latest effort to curb gambling and gradually erode the power of the Hapa Jillo Syndicate.