Zdad:
You wrote, “How many lives are ruined from Alcohol?
We all know about Kiddish Clubs, Drunkenness on Simchat Torah and Purim
Should we ban Alcohol too? “
Big difference, and it is one that matters. Alcohol can be used appropriately, and can be part of simchos and mitzvos. When used properly, there are no incursions into areas of issurim. We need to e careful to set up the proper and healthy undaries and gedorim to insure that alcohol remains a brocho, not the opposite ch”v. That fact does not exist with gambling. It is assur anyway whch you may study by examining the sugya of mesachek bekuvya in Sanhedrin, which you should review with the meforshim and poskim. Yes, casual gambling is also assur. Yes, the establishments that offer mini-casinos within the frum community during Chanukah are committing a grave issur, being machshil every one of their customers (besides being evil in their pursuit of everyone else’s money).
Just for your information, the Chinese auctions that are held as fund raisers for various tzedoko are actually relying on a flimsy technicality of halacha. These organizations know quite well that they can procure more of your money by making an auction, than they could by ordinary soliciting.
Those with propensities to gambling should not even buy the $1 ruboffs from the kids raising tzedokoh for their yeshivos. Donate – yes. Gamble – no.