There is this notion the society placed on those who gamble or who play all sorts of games ,be it casino,bet9ja,R/S lotto, what, snooker and many others. They often see them as those who don't have what to ,or caliber of individuals who are jobless, a se of people who are not well trained by their parents and many more other names they call them.
I think this notion only goes for people who plays gambling excessively and people who are addicted. How do you expect people to see people that plays gambling excessively and addicted? Ofcourse they will be seen as people who have no job and who have no plan for life. It is not everyone that plays gambling that is seen as irresponsible person, only those that plays gambling uncontrollable. The reason why gamblers like this are seen as people not well trained by their parents is because they generate money in anyway just to satisfy their urge of playing gambling and they not care if it will affect them or not.
Their are still responsible gamblers that are doing well , people like this understand their limits of playing gambling, and also use the right amount that they can afford to lose, I don't think people like this will be seen as irresponsible.