I saw this
report saying my country’s government agency that regulates gambling gets most of their profit from online gambling. I was shocked to find out thst 59.9% of their revenue comes from online gambling.I know how much online gambling has grown over the years but to see this number was still shocking. Anyway, some thinks that the agency’s reliance on online gambling for profit makes them inefficient in actually regulating gambling activities in the country. People are asking for them to be more effective and not just consider the gambling operators’s profits because my country has poor healthcare and won’t be able to accommodate addict patients well. There really has to be some objectivity still but I also understand wanting to keep the revenue going especially if it helps in the economy.
The same thing happened in my country. Gambling was once permitted in my country, in fact, it was a significant source of revenue for the government at the time, and succeeded in building the government's economy, and a lot of infrastructure was successfully built, including the needs of the country people at that time. At the time, the most popular form of gambling was lotteries, a form of entertainment for citizens from the upper classes to the lower classes. However, for various reasons, gambling is no longer permitted until today.
Source :
Tempo News ( I think we need to use translation to understand the content )
So I think actually any country government can utilize the revenue from gambling for their people economy, and if it is used effectively, especially for the needs of citizens. For example in healthcare as you mentioned, so it will bring prosperity to a country I think. Well, that is just my thought opinion, because I think there should be so much consideration in every decision.