Is this an isolated phenomenon or it's just where im from? I see more and more gambling commercials, tv ads, and I see more and more gambling spots all over the streets. There were casinos before but im talking about places where people take bets usually on soccer and other sports, not a classic casino with the usual casino stuff. I see they are located near high schools too. This could cause a gambling addiction epidemic among the youth, which has a hard time making money these days and feel desperate and end up gambling whatever little they make.
I claim this cannot be a simple coincidence. The rich have always gambled, but lower end classes weren't gambling that much in the past as far as I know. There weren't definitely as many gambling spots all over the place before.
This sounds like Vegas to me, though the difference is that people in Vegas are definitely rich but I am quite blown away whit what I heard that not only the rich gambles here but also the poor? now it sounds like not only rich places but also slum places wherein some gambling events occur here, and I can say that some 3rd world countries have this kind of happenings, though the OP was not able to state it.