I think other than having an adequate time, a core gambler also have a good knowledge, skills and a good amount of capital. In short they are more superior than a common gambler. Playing gambling only for the sake of being entertained is not wrong and it's also not money consuming so feel free to include this in your monthly budget but if ever my country banned gambling then obviously I will follow the rules because I am not one of those who are desperate and will do risky things only to get the things that they wanted. I don't think online casinos are accessible because our ISPs will also banned it. Maybe some can use a VPN but it's still risky.
At this point what you mentioned is correct, the others who can say that if they look for gambling even if the government prohibits it they have, surely the solution for this gambler is to use a VPN, I don't have any more they see another way to get what they already want.
Even so, it is still good of course that we obey our government, because the forbidden should not be done or insist on violating it is also certain that it will be accompanied by punishment.
Yes we can access with a VPN to play gambling even though the government has blocked the site. there are many countries may implement this but the percentage of gamblers is actually growing day by day because gambling is a very easy thing to make money which is able to attract people to become active gamblers. but if the government has implemented strict enough rules it would be nice to stop playing in such conditions, we can divert gambling addiction to other things and if the situation starts to be safe or there are no more silent raids then we can choose to keep gambling again or stop completely.