The Australian example is only an example of the wise behavior of state agencies regarding control of one of the most sensitive sectors in the economic fabric. In addition to the large percentages that the state deducts from the profits of these companies, the sector also provides important operational capacity and creates jobs. The real stake for the state remains in its ability to balance the profits made by the sector and the repercussions it causes. The gambling industry does not cost the state as much as the cigarette or liquor industry because it is forced to provide health support institutions for those affected by them, while for gambling addicts their health care does not require a large cost since they are affected psychologically and not physically.
You forget that smoking causes both physical and mental problems. Trying to differentiate physical and mental problem isn't possible because they both work cheek by jowls in running the body system. The brain helps the functionalities of the body and vice versa. An injured person can't think straight forward, due to pains. Same for a mentally disabled person. He can hurt his body and also feel disheartened. None is good for any human or better than the other problem. What is important, is reducing the high rate of mentally disabled people in the society, especially, those caused by gambling. As the number of gamblers increase a lot in the society. In addition, any form of illness officially mandates lots of money, not minding the type of illness. Saying the government should focus more on physically ill people over mentally ill citizens, isn't completely proper. The only abstract thing in both affected corporeality, is that mentally ill person; addicted gambler can stay unnoticed. Hence, making the process of tracing him difficult by the government. Unlike a physically ill person, that must be noticed immediately by everyone around them. Addiction takes time before society realizes the problem of the gamblers. I don't think anything, should be the reason why one side of the party won't be helped by the government. So, if the government use the money generated via gambling to tackle addicts and then tobacco money for affected smokers.
Well, I don't know in the other Countries , but when it is about what I live it is not so. They can charge all the taxes that they are queir, and yes, they tell you that they will help health, sport, whatever, but they do not, that money is for them, and they are replable to make their face, But at least in this country it is not so, so there are many countries that Prohibit casinos , games of chance for this to prevent addicted people and the Solution is not that , it is not prohibit , it is quite the Opposite, to Leave and that People take their Responsibility , the fact that a country Prohibits games of Chance just for protection is a lie , and then much Less the taxes that a Government can Subtract from a casino is a lie that will use them for the benefit of addicts, in The personal I have always thought that the most legal Countries for these Things are the most prosperous, Switzerland, Nordic Countries , which are Countries that pay anything in taxes because they have such a high quality of life that they can Do.
In this order of Ideas things Should be Worldwide , but they are not, because the rulers we have, they are very bad, just seeing the fact that is happening in the USA there is a war between candidates, Trump makes war , to others too, there is no longer a clean contest where the best wins, but the one that can step on the other and pass over it taking Advantage of the same Power they have , so these Kinds of things are those that should be avoided at all costs, We are people who at any time can we say that politics is the exit to this? No, neither politicians nor politicians are the solution to problems in the world, the casinos that prohibit them, and to help them a government? No, in a casino people who are wrong must first accept that they are Adding and if they have the money they Should put into treatment with a psychologist who helps him, he will not be able to do unless he has a great willpower, that is what What more helps.