Allowing companies to run gambling operations however they wish enables them to systematically lead people from occasional gambling into addiction. A gambler proposes to nationalize gambling in the UK as a solution.

It isn't automatic or guaranteed that government-run gambling won't use the same tricks to increase income, but it would be less likely to do so. Government agencies tend to be more accountable than private companies.

Since the opportunity to gamble without going to a special place to do it seems to be a crucial exacerbating point, perhaps companies should not be allowed to support gambling through apps. Underground and foreign operations would still exist — to prevent that would require a system of digital tyranny, which I oppose. But they would not be able to advertise commercially, and people would distrust them, so I hope they would attract people less.