But why does the government have to interfere in people's lives? If someone is addicted to the point of harming their own life, it is a case of medical help and not government decisions, because for an extreme addict it doesn't matter if the government prohibits it, the addict will find a way to continue playing... For me, these decisions by the Brazilian government border on dictatorship and are an excuse to be able to collect money through taxes.
You’re not seeing the big picture here. Think of it as a large-scale problem. If the government lets its citizens get hooked on gambling, it’s only going to create bigger issues for the community - and those issues will eventually come back to haunt the government. Normally, they only ban gambling when addiction gets completely out of hand because they’d rather lose the tax revenue than deal with the fallout of a public health and financial crisis.