Yes gambling addiction is considered a disease and needs help if it's truly impacting your overall life, There are many organizations or help groups for those affected by it "gambling-anonymous".
We need to change the habit and should not get overexcited over things. If we keep gambling in limits and do not indulged in it more than we can afford, it will be a healthy activity.
to ban something does not work. even in prisons are the drugs for example.
think it should be classified as a disease, such as alcoholism, and that there should be support to get.
Gambling cannot be related to drugs. A gambler cannot harm anyone. Even if he loses, he will harm himself only. On the other hand, a drug person can harm anyone like driving in drinking can be harmful etc.