Nope, the government ban gambling because of the religion and they're poor countries. Although UAE and North Korea are small countries, but UAE is rich and North Korea is a private country. Gambling should be only for the rich because poor people can't afford to lose their money and can't find entertainment during gambling.
Yeah they can access via VPN, but sooner or later the casino will ask KYC or terminate their account.
I'm living in a third-world country but gambling is legal here in fact our government is the one running the lottery here and also the casino so, in general, it's not the condition of the country, it is the government's choice to ban the country if they want to, our government-run lotteries and casinos funded our health system the one that benefits is the poor and needy sector.
We cannot say that gambling is for rich people because there are poor people who can play in casinos and other betting platforms like horse racing and other betting platforms, and these venues accept you whether you are rich or poor.
it goes to show how a certain government can take advantage of the financial opportunity that they can get from gambling industry. since gambling will always be a part of humanity, why not let them exist, so long they are complying with the regulations set by the government. it is a win-win situation here. just like you said, the government is using the funds collected from this business to help the less-fortunate ones. they can also improve other things like their transpo and living conditions of its people.
Well, the Governments that do not take Advantage of things here with gambling because they Really do not want to, we as good players in casinos anywhere in the world by pure logic , it does not seem normal that gambling is prohibited, I have been 20 years ago years more or less they prohibited games, some gambling, and what the Government said was to protect people from addictions and losing money, but I consider that a casino is for elderly people, not for children, not everyone can having a police Officer tell you that this cannot be done because it will go Badly for you , no , things are not like that, things here at that time saw the faces of people as if they were very ignorant, these are the dangers of always say yes to what a ruler says and orders.
However, as in 20 years things have changed a lot, the governments realized that the casinos are companies that are very Profitable , so the casino owners spoke with the government, with their representatives and reached agreements, that they can always have their casino and when they pass their good cut to them , and thus they do not close them, they can earn their money , but the government also has its part, and they are trying to do the same with crypto , but where they have the most control is with mining from btc , although that is something that very few people handle due to the cost of the machines , the only thing is that Electricity here is quite cheap with respect to the world in general.
So the governments worldwide that have improperly banned a country from or casinos, will come to remove it, because the casino is a very big business model and everyone wants to win, who doesn't like to win a lot of money? And now the governments look for money from anywhere, if there is an activity where they can obtain profits, well they take it or have it given to them , Otherwise they knock it down , go to jail or something, here things are like that, then that It is the bad thing, however, life, quality of life is calmer , everything insofar as gambling is already Allowed.