Gambling has existed for a long time from our ancestors so it is impossible to be able to stop gambling, especially for those who are already gamblers.
The government understands that it is also impossible to stop gambling because it has been proven that in several countries there are many that prohibit gambling, but the citizens of these countries continue to gamble secretly and most of them gamble online.
Gambling is an activity that has mushroomed in all walks of life and knows no age because this is a way for someone to make a fortune quickly even though thinking of getting rich from gambling is not a good thing.
They can stop gambling because it depends on their intention to stop gambling or whether they still want to gamble. If they want to stop, they can try it, and with a strong desire to quit, they can stop gambling. The government can only provide information about the dangers of gambling and urge them not to gamble; it all depends on the people.
If people cannot limit their gambling, they will get addicted to gambling sooner or later. And when that happened, it would be difficult for them to heal without effort or desire. Maybe they need to go to a rehab center to help them overcome their gambling addiction.
indeed reducing the number of gamblers or limiting gambling will be very difficult whereas gambling has existed since ancient times in the past and until now nothing can stop someone from continuing to gamble. for me gambling is like freedom, anyone can do it freely as long as it is responsibly and nothing can limit this.
yes, it's true that as long as gambling advertisements are still around, the number of gamblers will certainly increase, but the question is, who can stop all of this?
even though any advertisements or promotions related to gambling are stopped, advertisements from one person to another will definitely continue. for example, gambling ads no longer exist and only you know about gambling, while your friends know you get big wins from gambling, so they ask and you answer if the money is the result of gambling. surely your friends will be interested and try to gamble.
As long as they can be responsible for themselves, they can gamble, but it will depend on where one lives. If he lives in a country where gambling is prohibited, he should not try gambling, even if it is in an online casino. The risk is that if he gets caught by the authorities, he could get a sentence, maybe prison.
Gambling advertisements will still exist but it depends on each person's response. He wouldn't be tempted to try the commercial if he were okay with seeing it. But the problem is that we have seen many people who are tempted to try gambling. And over time, they become addicted to gambling which is difficult to cure.
there are countries that legalize gambling and there are also those that legalize it but from the OP's writing (which alludes to UK) it's really funny to see countries that legalize gambling but try to get rid of gambling from there by prohibiting sports clubs from accepting sponsorship from gambling sites. countries that legalize gambling should tighten their rules against the gambling business such as by forcing them to give more money for the treatment of citizens who become addicted to gambling (or other solutions), so the citizens' freedom is not disturbed by the rules set by the government.
Banning sports clubs from accepting sponsorship from gambling sites does not mean eliminating gambling. Maybe they think there are so many diehard fans for the sports club that if the sports club receives sponsorship from a gambling site, the diehard fans will see it and they will be attracted to play gambling. Maybe tightening the rules on the gambling business will help reduce the number of people who want to gamble and lower the rate of people who are addicted to gambling. But the government should also have a rehabilitation center for people addicted to gambling so that gambling addicts know where to go if they have a gambling addiction.