Gambling is basically taking money away from the poorest people of the country and giving it to some of the richest.
It's usually allowed because there are heavy taxation, that is, the government takes a cut from it.
But at the end of the day, most of the money being made in gambling comes from the poorest people, which they end up in the streets, or worse.
So, it is a social problem eventually, but is a huge cashflow for the governments, which then have to pay to help the same gamblers later on.
Some countries want to protect their citizens from that, others only care about the cashflow coming in, other are in between.
It is the truth with gambling. Majority of the gamblers used to be the poor people who hope for some win and keeps wagering.
Gambling is a social problem, but some states give importance as it is used as a source for some social cause. In my nearby state lottery draw is conducted by government as the revenue is used for treatment of cancer to the poor people belonging to the state.
In my country gambling is much popular from the days of COVID.
Well that's exactly right, many people have their own reasons why they get into gambling, but in my opinion what makes more sense is the one you mentioned, the average gambling offender is from those who are not financially well (poor) who are very encouraged to gamble, they see this as a solution for them to improve their finances with some winnings, are you sure that's for sure? I honestly never thought of it that way, you are depending on something that is only limited to luck but you sacrifice your real money that even to get that money you have to work hard first, it's ridiculous.
Well some countries may have considered that this gambling is important to them, a little reasonable because there is a lot of money there and maybe the state gets a large percentage of some of the gambling taxes that run there and then it is earmarked for the benefit of the poor, yes I would not consider this wrong because their goal is good to help their people who cannot afford it. But I think the state should also think about the impact experienced by its people who are experiencing big problems because of the gambling they continue to do, it is very likely to make them experience significant financial problems especially as you said now gambling in your country is increasingly commonplace after the covid period is over, honestly this is not a good solution to improve their finances.