While some countries ban gambling and people are worried how to stop spread of gambling addiction, others open door wide for gambling and improve their economy with gambling taxes, tourism and investments in infrastructure around casinos. How this is possible? One party are against gambling, other party welcome it with a smile. I dont think that Sri Lanka government is so reckless and want to drawn country in debts, addicted gamblers and financial problems.
This is what worries some other countries that prohibit gambling, fearing that addiction will spread more severely among their people.
Sri Lanka is a small country, so it is natural that it wants to revive its economy through gambling taxes in order to build infrastructure in the country. Several other countries have opened up widely, and this is beneficial for a country.
Still, other countries prohibit gambling because they are concerned about its impact, since severe addiction becomes a problem for a country.