Great article showing the real problems of gambling but I don't think that the industry itself is all to blame. People are grown-ups, they have to take full responsibility for their behaviors. When someone has addiction issues, he has to figure out the way to handle with these issues. No one said life's gonna be easy.
All of us have its own demons to fight with. No matter if caused by gambling, alcohol, drugs, shopping, eating or anything else. Finding the median is the key.