Do you have the same situation like this in your country where gambling operators are not getting the same treatment?
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.
I don't know, he could be a gambling operator as well, no? In any case I wouldn't say people are "barking at the wrong tree" if they really despise the game(which I personally doubt), because even if the owner is not a gambling operator, he's connected, right? He provides the platform for the game, and without him nothing would be happening. But as I said earlier, I think most visitors are actually enjoying the event.