It's clearly stated that the government is trying to regulate even more the gambling casinos because some folks lost their jobs and must get a salary to spend, it's a weird situation and a weird move from the part of the gov but it is logical enough to be implemented. The gamblers should only bet what they only afford to lose and this is why the new rules are going to be implemented, to prevent peoples from risking their salaries, risking bigger amounts and losing all of their funds which is catastrophic.
While I agree that in these difficult times some people may try to multiply their money in the casino and lose all of it in the process, at the same time not much is going to change with this law, think about it if those people were going to lose their money to the casinos it is entirely possible they are desperate enough to try other means of making some quick cash and they will lose their money anyway, so while this law may seem as a way to protect addicted gamblers the truth is that those people will lose their money in other ways and as such it is impossible to protect them no matter what kind of law is passed.