The Gambling Addicts of DiRito-Opolis is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Nick DiRito with an even hand, and renowned for its deadly medical pandemics, ubiquitous missile silos, and otherworldly petting zoo. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 15.324 billion gamblers have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The minute, corrupt government, or what there is of one, is dominated by the Department of Industry, with Healthcare, Education, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Welfare and Environment are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The DiRito Racetrack. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient gambling economy, worth a remarkable 3,479 trillion Casino Chips a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Uranium Mining, and Soda Sales. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 227,051 Casino Chips, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Long queues are apparently signs of a well-run airport, Nick DiRito is called 'Patches' at international summits, AI citizens think only in binary, and conflicted gambling mamas cry 'cause - if there's one thing they don't need - it's another hungry mouth to feed. Crime is all-pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. DiRito-Opolis's national animal is the Horse in the 8th race, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is 25 Leg Parlay.

DiRito-Opolis is ranked 420^th in the world and 1^st in Ridgefield for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 27,930.05 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.