This isn't something new, coinbase has been closing accounts over involvement with gambling providers for ages.
A report from December last year for example:
Coinbase closed my account after 1 week!A collection of links regarding the matter posted last month:
Coinbase - GamblingThis is going as far back as to 2014, where NLN posted the following thread:
Gamblers, be careful with Coinbase!
Of course. They are a regulated company following regulated rules. You shouldn't expect less.
Yep, indeed. This shouldn't be news to anyone, and it shouldn't be shocking either.