Honestly, when casinos are popping up everywhere, it's no surprise more people end up with problems. It's available 24/7, flashy, always trying to pull you in. So of course, sooner or later, someone's gonna cross the line especially when there are so many options, you don’t even get a break between losses.
It could be said that the old owners also expanded the market by adding more points of ownership with the same story and the same pattern, just with a more attractive appearance, for example, a casino available 24/7.
Well, of course, in the beginning, many people won playing there. When many were tempted to chase after them to win their bets there, the story would be the same: most lost even using special spells... no matter what, we can't necessarily win against modern gambling tables controlled by computers and with special algorithms.