Normally, people will always talk about other people's habits, whether it directly affects them or not, so it shouldn't be of much concern to a gambler when people talk about their habits or their participation in gambling, well except my gambling habits is a problem to me or to them and is either affecting them directly or indirectly.
But as long as I know that I keep my gambling habits in check and I try to be as responsible as I can be in my gambling, then what others say or thing shouldn't be of importance and concern to me.
though at some chances we are giving consent to our love ones so they can support nor advise us whenever we have troubles or we are in success ,that is the importance of other people but in totality ? idon't care about what they say to me.
Nowadays only in not so well developed countries people like to talk about each other life,in people where life is rushing and is very fast paced in general no one has time to deal with what you are doing or with what activity you are spending your time.Of course in the offline casinos in any country people will talk,look at that person going to the casino and losing money and we cannot stop this general judgement against gamblers,this is passed on by generations to generations.I mean in a country not really fast paced like the one where I live,people invade your privacy and ask you things that they shouldn't like coming near you and trying to see what are you doing with your phone,making you at risk even when you do online gambling.