It is not surprising since we can see how easy gambling access is in America and it makes more people gamble than investing because it is easier and faster for them to access. It also offers a chance for someone to change their life overnight, even when the chances are small and the results are much faster, compared to hoping for investment in stocks. Things like that are strong reasons why many people put their hopes in betting on sports in order to get rewards that they can use to meet their needs or other things in the midst of a difficult economy.
But that's not how it works. It cannot change the life of one human being overnight because the system is made to make us lose.
We may win in the short run but in the long run, we are all on the same page and that means we are going to lose. Accepting this reality will mean everything to us because we know that nothing can be solved by gambling.
It's wrong to say Americans spend more money than we do because once we convert our local currency to USD, we will know that we spend more than them.