Humans Gamble since 3000BC, and Governments still try to ban

[panjul07]

The reason why governments try to ban it is because it is an addiction.
And in every addiction there are many people who cannot control their desires.
It will be an entertainment for many years but rules will be placed forever...

Is it your own opinion or is it based on a fact that you hear from the government?
IMO addiction has nothing to do with BAN, if every addiction is banned by government then many people will leave the country to other country. Addiction is not only about gambling but there are many other addiction which are still not being banned by government.
I have different opinion why gambling is banned by government especially in my country. I have two reasons which come to my mind why gambling is banned:
- It is related to religion.
- The bad effect of gambling = increase the number of criminal activity when many gamblers lost alot of money.
 

[peter0425]

But the banning of gambling is not happening worldwide instead there are only few countries that has this laws but majority has not so I think this won’t even affect the gambling industry that much

But just like what you said that people will seek ways on how to continue their vices is indeed ,and I have some friends in some countries that you mentioned on whos they can still gamble even the strict law was being  implemented

And another thing is it seems that those countries are Muslims so it’s reasonable that gambling is not part of their living just like liquor and drugs and womanizing as well,.so let’s respect them and let the other countries enjoy gambling legalization

[Best Dreams]

As you can see most of the countries in that list are Muslim country and I believe it is because gambling is Prohibited in “Koran” as those governments are religiously run

With due respect maybe it’s better to look for the countries that wasn’t run by religion so we can find much better arguments on why and what’s the reason behind banning of gambling

I do not know how can you relate the gambling to the religion and among the countries mentioned by the OP only United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Lebanon are Muslims countries and the rest of the countries are non-Muslims.
I think its government decision of making gambling legal or illegal and it has nothing to do with the religion.

Here is a list I found with 10 countries where gambling is completely illegal.
United Arab Emirates
Brunei
Cambodia
North Korea
Japan
Singapura
Cyprus
Qatar
Lebanon
Poland

Yeah there is no place for region or anything else because people use to gain money is best from gaming. Not only United state Arab Imarat but all countries use to consider gambling but every one gambling is beneficial if we gamble with rules and never bring emotions in  gaming there is huge profit with good gambling.

[vintages]

Some government feels it will make the people to become unproductive and less innovative.
In as much as I'm against governments banning gambling in countries, sometimes we human tends to fall back and seek money in ways were we have to do less work.
Imagine if the citizens of a whole country are gamblers, what a country it will be.
What government should do though instead of banning is to regulate it in a less strict way without extorting.

[South Park]

Some government feels it will make the people to become unproductive and less innovative.
In as much as I'm against governments banning gambling in countries, sometimes we human tends to fall back and seek money in ways were we have to do less work.
Imagine if the citizens of a whole country are gamblers, what a country it will be.
What government should do though instead of banning is to regulate it in a less strict way without extorting.

It seems to me that this is the right approach, once a government bans gambling there is not much to do except to put in jail all of those that violate the law, this is both costly and ineffective especially if the ban is an attempt to protect those that are addicted to gambling, it is way better to regulate the market, this way they obtain taxes out of the casinos, gamblers have a place where to gamble without any fear of being arrested and they can use that money to create campaigns to inform the public about the dangers of becoming addicted to gambling.

[Oceat]

Some government feels it will make the people to become unproductive and less innovative.
In as much as I'm against governments banning gambling in countries, sometimes we human tends to fall back and seek money in ways were we have to do less work.
Imagine if the citizens of a whole country are gamblers, what a country it will be.
What government should do though instead of banning is to regulate it in a less strict way without extorting.

It will not going to happen since people need to make money first in order to continue living their own life. And also, not everyone likes to play gambling in the first place because there are people who are not into it. The government had the right to ban those illegal gambling in the first place since they don't have any permit but of course, this will varies from country to country who have different rules and regulation about gambling.

[ethereumhunter]

Some government feels it will make the people to become unproductive and less innovative.
In as much as I'm against governments banning gambling in countries, sometimes we human tends to fall back and seek money in ways were we have to do less work.
Imagine if the citizens of a whole country are gamblers, what a country it will be.
What government should do though instead of banning is to regulate it in a less strict way without extorting.

The country will not unproductive as you say and people don't want to work to earn money because they have a short way to make money. Yes, I agree that the government needs to regulate gambling, so not all people can play gambling, especially for people who don't have work in their life. People need to obey the government if the regulations release because that is for the people itself, and the government doesn't want to see their people will become homeless and unemployed.

[Ucy]

I don’t  believe it’s all counties that ban it because they want to be in control of it regulation and even though they choose to be in control, I think it will be  a great idea because they would prevent a lot of immoral activities that the gambling operators on their own wouldn’t do because they want to make money. For instance, in some countries, for a gambling site to be licensed, it has to make KYC process compulsory and the requirement for age is here and the reason is to stop minors from gambling.

Almost all countries I am aware of, regulates gambling and all licensed companies have to stick to the rules and guidelines. This includes, age limit, taxations etcetera.
This is quite different from places where it us illegal and outrightly banned. These nations do not want their citizens to gamble.

And there is really no logical reason for this. Some argue that it's cause people lose from gambling, but this is based on their decisions, people lose from lots of investments, this does not mean we would ban then all.
Religious sentiments is the most common reason for countries practicing theocracy.

Well, my religion does not prohibit gambling. It would be kind of hypocritical to ban gambling while other things like alcohol (red wine esp) is encouraged in moderation. Governments don't have to ban all gamblings  Some kinds of legitimate businesses have alot  in common with gambling and they are allowed in countries where gambling is illegal. Isn't that strange?

[jhongzjhong]

Governments don't have to ban all gamblings  Some kinds of legitimate businesses have alot  in common with gambling and they are allowed in countries where gambling is illegal. Isn't that strange?

Business is business, maybe government has been issued business permit and I don't think it is illegal. But first, let me know what is the name on that legitimate business. Because as far as I know, if you abide the government law, it should be punishable and probably put in jail. I think if gambling is banned on your place, then don't try bypass it again because you're just committing crimes if you caught in your government.

[stomachgrowls]

But the banning of gambling is not happening worldwide instead there are only few countries that has this laws but majority has not so I think this won’t even affect the gambling industry that much

But just like what you said that people will seek ways on how to continue their vices is indeed ,and I have some friends in some countries that you mentioned on whos they can still gamble even the strict law was being  implemented

And another thing is it seems that those countries are Muslims so it’s reasonable that gambling is not part of their living just like liquor and drugs and womanizing as well,.so let’s respect them and let the other countries enjoy gambling legalization

Yes it is not happening in every country. It has happened and is still happening in some of the Middle Eastern countries and in countries like India and Pakistan and maybe China. The rest of the countries for example in Europe and in America are harnessing this industry to make money. They have built great businesses around this concept and give taxes to the governments.

Not all countries do have the same perspective and views towards gambling and some of them would definitely consider it out due to tax reasons.

We know that this is a big industry and can really generate big amounts and a part of it- government does really get some benefits from it thats why they do
allow such industry to operate on.

[TopT3ns]

Maybe back to what can gambling cause. Because a lot of bad thing can happen if someone keep lose in gambling games. Maybe government only prevent bad things that can happen like criminality or maybe anything else especially if someone already addicted, they will do anything to get money so they can play gambling again. If me i don't care although in my country gambling is prohibited. I still can play with bitcoin that is why i really like bitcoin.