XD what a horror! it's good that most people still play for fun. But yes, I know about serious gambling addiction and that it's a big problem. Fortunately, neither I nor my friends have such problems lol
This is why we called if as a Myths since many believes that getting into gambling is a crime well in fact many are still a good individual who are just trying to have fun and have some money as well. Though we cannot blame those people who think gambling is a crime, because maybe they experience this on their own and they might probably know someone who are already addict in gambling and commit a crime just to support that addiction, which is very common.
This is because news often sensationalizes its reporting especially when the reason for the crime is gambling addiction. They report it as if all gamblers are going to do those crimes. But the fact is, only a low percentage of gamblers who turned into compulsive gamblers do those stuff.