For me gambling does not increase crime but rather increase addiction to some people who does not know how to handle it properly. When it comes to crime, for me the number 1 aspect is drugs next is poverty. I don't consider gambling unless it was also associated with drugs.
So do you agree that it increases or not? Because on one side you say it doesn't then you say it does

He said the crime rates were increase because of drugs and Poverty then it may fall under gambling too but literally less when compared to the above two.But as he said the poverty causing the people to do anything to make money that is why they become criminals in the eyes of governments but some of them maybe considered as criminals too when they are doing much right things.
No you are wrong. In my opinion gambling is the mother of all crimes. When a gambler loses money in gambling, definitely he will become angry and will anger to get back his money and when he has no more money he will do illegal activities to get some money for gambling. This is a fact and I have seen many people doing this. Gradually they become professional criminals.