We can't really stop gambling in my opinion it is going to be a part of our life, it's a business so all we need is discipline to gamble responsibly, and know our limits on things kind of things because, at the end of the day, gambling is just false hope.
it is a right for everyone, like a vape or smoking cigarettes, we can't stop them to suck it on in public places if the prohibition sign is not there. Gambling is not a general social problem, but an individual problem. So if the country has a problem with that, I think, what the government can do 1st is make wide socialization in public areas, not applying punishment directly and blindly. the government should know that today gambling is become a big problem if used by minors, not by adults who are capable of managing money.
I agree with that, some gambling addicts actually want to stop their gambling but they just can't do it, it is probably a problem as an individual but it wasn't for sure a thing that they could solve easily, It is probably better to have some sort of help from a professional on how you're going to slowly help your self to stop your addiction, I mean we already know that some addicts undergo a certain program in order to overcome their addictions. It's probably easy to say to them to stop gambling already but when they are already truly addicted to it that is a different story.
The government would probably not do something big when it comes to gambling addiction maybe it is because they are profiting as well on this kind of business, and its not really a problem for them since like what you have said it was an individual problem. It is for sure not easy to overcome addiction it is going to be a long process to identify a lot of things to cure addiction and to develop a different habit or lifestyle.