Sup, often gambling is blamed for making people part with their money, or casinos are blamed for existing, or government is blamed for allowing gambling in particular country, and along the lines.
Point being, just because there is gambling available, at the end of the day, it's individual's own choice that (s)he decided do it, and no one is to be blamed except oneself if something bad happens.
Do you take responsibility for your losses, or do you play blame game?
It would be very unreasonable putting blames on who so ever, always take responsibility for every actions you take because that is the only yardstick that can make you have a new and positive change. Many people that got addicted to gambling today were in it because they chose to, that is want they want as an adult perhaps they wasn't forced to gamble.
So the earlier you start taking responsibility of every action been taking in life the faster and better you become.