But if the government implements strict rules regarding it, those who will push its limit into illegal gambling will be punished severely and they won't even think about it as their alternative. But those people who are drawn into addiction will only find their way to play even though it's not in their country. most of them have access to online gambling to suffice their hunger to play which is the case where the government has not yet enough control because of how tricky the internet is.
Online activities are something many can't control no matter how good the government is. Unless they will be putting a team or unit that will just simply focus on monitoring online activities of gambling. But in today's era what will matter most is if the website is register rather than checking if addiction occurs in that player.