Why should the government take freedom away from people because of their own reasons, they should leave people alone to make their own decisions. Parents should be responsible and also teach their children how to be responsible and not the work of the governments. I also like gambling regulations but which can have positive effect towards under 18 people. Also I like regulations about how to minimize scam gambling sites to zero if possible.
That’s not really how it works in a country where poverty is high. Most people aren’t practicing “responsible gambling” and that ends up affecting their livelihood.
The more people get addicted, the more we see crime and poverty rise.
In the end, it’s still the government that carries the burden. though, they collect taxes from gambling, but that money just circles back to fund aid programs.
The real winners here are the operators.