theres more of them not just 5 and theres just few countries that i know that restrict online gambling and that includes u.s.a , idk why they do that but if we look on the benefits of gambling being legal their governments can also benefit with it not just the gambling owner and the people that are going to gambling .
if they continue to restrict those countries , people are going to gamble on lillegal sites causing them more harm in the long run .
It is always about power and money. Politics at the end of the day,,, and the understanding that stems from gambling being seen as a social ill like alcohol. I agree it has some bad effects but countries need to understand that you can only manage vice with regulations, not prohibition. Humans are predictable and they go for what is forbidden every time.
Indeed, unless it's against their religion to gamble.
Gambling is a big industry, it opens opportunity to improve the economy through taxes, but it's not a perfect business especially to those who are losing money against the casino, but we need to educate people that gambling sites have an edge and we will likely to lose, so treating it an entertainment is the best way to do.
Why liquor are not ban? because it's helping the economy and they just say drink moderately, the same thing could also be applied in gambling.