It is clearly the support from the government that makes people gamble more. Anyway, it's not always the rich that are gambling because I know that there are some people who aren't rich but still wants to gamble for a chance to wim huge amount of money or even decent amount that will be more than the amount of money they have. If you try to do some research about a country with a very strict regulations about gambling then you might know that therr won't be a lot of people gambling. In my country, gambling is a way to relax or a leisure time for the old people and for younger people is to have more money mostly even if it's not 100 percent guaranteed.