Just as the title stated, what do you think will becomes of gambling enirly if we wake up one morning to the news of global banning of football, or a country ban it citizens from participating in football both as a game and also a sport.
Do you think gambling/casinos will lose it popularity since chunk number of their clients are from sport bookies section?
I think this will be difficult to happen when football is not just a sport, but it is almost a religion, it is very difficult to ban it. If it does happen, it will only happen in a few countries and will not affect the entire world's football industry. With the current explosion of technology, casinos can operate everywhere, without borders, so the impact of some countries banning citizens from participating in sports betting is only very small.
Besides, casinos have many games, sports betting (soccer) is just a small game among them. Therefore, the popularity of gambling is not lost. You should remember that the predecessors of gambling are traditional games such as roulette, baccarat and blackjack that have existed since ancient times. Then new forms of betting based on sporting events and horse betting appeared. Not to mention the popularity of poker today, it has developed into an industry of its own with tournaments, live and online events, and even television shows, contributing to its rise and popularity of the gambling industry.