When many people get addicted to gambling, that will become a serious matter to the government because it can trigger another problem. The level of crime can also increase, so the government should think much about that.
In reality, the government has nothing to do with that. The post-gambling effect is a behavior that only a gambler knows.
Crime related to gambling can't be controlled by the government no matter how strict the regulation is.
What the government's concern is illegal gambling operators and that's a big problem compared to that gambling behavior related stuff.
The government can investigate the crime in their city, and they can find out why that person does the crime. I watched on the local television, people who commit crimes want to have money to buy alcohol, having fun, and some of them using that money to gamble. All of that thing needs attention from the government.
The government conducts raids in illegal gambling places, and they found that some people are someone they search for because of doing crime.
They certainly have the statistics, but sometimes they will focus on a crime that is more serious, not everyone who commit crimes are related to gambling, so gambling isn't that bad, it's just there are people who really are irresponsible and have become drug addict and they think of committing crime. Usual cause of crime are illegal drugs and alcohol, so gambling is out in the picture because most gamblers are not criminals, meaning people enjoy gambling.