This just crossed my mind and there's a possibility that this scenario exists in real life
Do You Think It's A Cause Of Concern For Your Employer if he finds out that you are a compulsive gambler and you are working in a department that deals with money, do you think it's right that he transfer you to another department that has nothing to do with money?
I've worked for companies that ask you not to engage in such behavior. I once worked for a small company owned by a Mormon who used to want to meet everyone's spouse and make sure that their entire living environment was in line with how they expected people to live. Very strange... I don't think this is typical, but I know it exists. Things like gambling, smoking, unhealthy eating, all were things that were not allowed to work for this company. I spent about 9 months there before deciding that it was more like a cult than an employer and decided to find something better.
So yes, I do think that there are employers who will use your personal choices in life against you, whether that be gambling or anything else they don't like.
To me this sounds as some distant land where these kind of things happen,I find it hard to believe what I just read,someone who want to see who your spouse is,how are you living and every other thing it is out of my understanding.You made the right choice to move away and I think you stayed a bit long,those 9 months should have been really long.Nowadays though this happens without the employer needing to ask such things as we tend to share everything on social media so it is easy for the boss to detect unwanted behavior if for example we share a big win in the slot machine in our social medias like Facebook or Instagram,of course I highly doubt well educated people do this but there are some that do it.