While other countries are trying to ban gambling in their countries, there are countries like Sri Lanka who is trying to use gambling as a way to revive their economy. They are aiming to attract gamblers from India and China to contribute to their tourism. Do you think this will be effective? Do you think it is possible to revive a failing economy just from gambling revenue? Would you be willing to travel to Sri Lanka to gamble?
Everything depends on the supervision from the government and also the market that they create from the gambling and tourism sectors. If their target is gamblers who come, then they have tourists in their country, whether their strategy is successful or not depends on how they offer better casinos.
Nevertheless, the tax revenue from the gambling business will be good and can help the country's finances. However, supervision and management must be properly maintained. If not done correctly, most of the customers may be citizens themselves. Tax revenue from gambling can still be good, but the economy of the citizens may not develop.