Gambling is part of Chinese culture. It is seen as the right way to test luck, especially on holidays like Chinese New Year, as well as to get rid of bad luck.
link-I was quite surprised when I read this article for the first time because they gamble not for money or pleasure but because of the culture to test luck.
this does sound funny but what do you do if it turns out that your culture requires you to play gambling?
The link is not in English I don't know if the content carries the fact of your post, I have a lot of Chinese friends but they don't do gambling to test their luck but rather to enjoy the game, I don't think there are cultures that require you to gamble, there are precautions if they let you gambling but encouraging is not a good culture to grow up with, gambling is part of the Chinese culture but it's on individual's preferences not impose by cultures.