A cockpit arena owner is not a gambling operator. Technically, just owned the event and venue of cockfighting. The operators behind the cockfighting are far way more powerful and big people. If people despise the arena owner then they are barking at the wrong tree. The blame should be on their respective families and the "real operators" instead.

Besides, the environment between betting on the lotto and betting on cockfighting is different. In the lotto, an ordinary person can just easily bet there with a minimum of $0.5 per ticket (6 digits). In cockfighting, your $50 won't take you in the long run. We should also take note of the fact that lotto is easy to understand compared to cockfighting where you need to understand how betting takes place and you should also familiarize yourself with the terms used there.

It's not the treatment that should be highlighted but I think it's more of, the level of impact it brings on the gambler.