You have never met a compulsive gambler. Nor have you watched the complete destruction that is inflicted on the gambler, his/her immediate family, the extended families, and countless others. You certainly have not witnessed the futile efforts to bail out the gambler from crushing debt. And you are clearly unfamiliar with the ease of developing a gambling problem, far more insidious than other addictions.
P.S. Gambling addiction is rampant among Jews. The membership of GA (Gamblers Anonymous) has an extremely high percentage of Jews.