' Mos Eisley really took off though after the podraces were banned. Jabba the Hutt may have had some sort of seasonal residence in the city. The podrace that set Anakin Skywalker free from slavery was held at Mos Espa.
The other major activity in Mos Espa was gambling on the podraces held in the nearby Grand Arena. Locals who spoke Huttese did so with a distinct accent. The biggest retail business in Mos Espa seems to have been junk-dealing, and even small dealers like Watto the Toydarian seemed to rake in a substantial amount of money, albeit sometimes unscrupulously. Most residents either were involved in crime business with the Hutts or were poor shopkeepers and moisture farmers trying to eke out a living in the inhospitable desert. It consisted of the dome-roofed, adobe buildings found in cities across Tatooine, and was said to appear as a great, twisting snake, hunkered down to escape the heat. Mos Espa was an expansive spaceport and rested near the Dune Sea.
