One thing we need to understand is the difference in economic growth between that particular location and the rest of the country. There will be a big difference, and the gambling location will be having the better infrastructure as well as growth.
That was the plan before they allowed POGOs to operate in the country, but it came with guidelines that the POGOs were required to follow. Because they violated these guidelines and the impact was significant, the government decided to shut down their operations.
Honestly, the problem might not have escalated so much if the regulators had effectively done their job in monitoring POGO activities. Unfortunately, they failed in that aspect, leading to the situation to worsen and that resulted to mandatory ending their operation.