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?
I don't want to judge certain people on what they believe or about their culture as much as I don't want people to judge me on our beliefs, if the Chinese culture encourages gambling to its believer it is for a certain period of time and not to be part of their life, I also a believer of some Chinese culture and had Chinese friends and they are not into gambling but they once explain to me that some beliefs on their practices are for some period of time, and this could be one of them.