It's a bad choice if you will still pursue gambling offline knowing that it's illegal.
I guess online gambling offers more entertainment than in offline gambling, usually when your government bans gambling, that goes
for both online and offline, and if you can use VPN to by pass that, then you should not look for more.
Forbidden fruit always tastes a little bit sweeter.
While something is prohibited after it was in general use, a lot of people will always go underground because of habits.
New folks, after the ban will surely find it even more thrilling and daring. There is this strange affinity to disobedience in people and as a result of it, all the restrictions will have miserable effects. I think that myself as well would gamble more, just to poke fun at government. There's also a thing about social interactions, specific people will gather in the undergrounds and atmosphere of such place alone have the possibility to addict a person up.