Infact, what do y'all think is the main reason why the major renaissance has been on casinos overtime? Isn't it about protecting the user's privacy from the public? People barely go to casino houses - unless it's specially beautified in some ways.
There are some gamblers who are proud to be gambler. Just look at the fact about most popular professional poker players, do you think they are not proud of what they achieve in the poker gambling industry? Of course the number of people who proud to be known as gambler is small compared to those who prefer to hide it, but we cant say that no one is ever proud to be known as gambler. The point is, if gambling or become a gambler can give someone positive effects (mostly about financial or popularity), they will be proud of themselves.