I find 5 and 6 completely irrelevant. I couldn't care less about the government benefiting from my loss.
Is gambling a good thing? Of course! It has its benefits the most important being 2 and 4. It's entertaining and it gives you a chance to win with this chance being rather high in some games like poker.
It is true that some governments are corrupted and people should not rely on it. But some politicians really have good intentions and want their country to be great. However, they cannot afford to do that. With the help of gambling, they can manage to improve many things. My point is you should not generalize. Not all people are bad. Personally, I believe that everything has its advantages as well as drawbacks. That is why people should know where they put their feet on.
This depends on the perspective of the individual on where he/she wants to view it. Morally, gambling commits sin as it may be viewed as an act that corrupts the mind of an individual with greed. Economically and legally, gambling benefits the society as a whole in the aspect of fund raising and entertainment. It now all boils down on what outweighs the other depending on the perspective on where you look at it.
Gambling, however, has caused tremendous damage to an individuals mental capacity if left untreated. Without any support and help from their family members, peers, or relatives, they may succumb to the addiction which ultimately leads to their downfall.
The way I see on how gambling benefits the society is on the introspective aspect of each individual who was addicted before. Their experiences, failures, and decisions shape an individual on how they should avoid doing such mistakes in the past.
To be honest, our society is still divided regarding gambling but we have like 3 big casino's and some minor one and even lotteries which "gives" a lot of money to our government to help them build projects like infrastructures (highways, roads etc).
In a sense, it has benefits, but my only problem is that I can't feel any significant changes as reports keeps coming in that the money just goes to the pocket of corrupt government officials. So as far as I'm concern, yes there could be benefits, but I do hope that our governments really used the funds from gambling to help alleviate peoples lives in our country.
If gambling can benefit the society economically, then more casinos should be built and it should also influence individuals to gamble. The main concern revolves around officials who keep the money to themselves due to greed and to personal expenditures. That is where the problem occurs and exists in the first place. Better alternatives should be taken into consideration and not just by relying into casinos into funding a society.