"FWIW" - One of my Aunts lived on the MS Gulf Coast. Her husband, my Uncle, was career military and worked as a civilian at Keesler AFB until he passed away. My Aunt was left in very good financial condition, but she was lonely. Fast forward about 6-7 years, and she died PENNILESS and deeply in debt. Her house and the Luxury car that were paid off when my Uncle passed, were both mortgaged to the full extent of their value.
The "Villain" in the story? - LEGAL gambling at the casinos that cover the Gulf Coast. In her jewelry cabinet that had been filled with fine jewelry, all that we found was her STACK of Casino "Player club" cards.
Just like Booze or Drugs, the statistics tell us that 5-10% of those who start gambling (whether legal or not), will have some level of difficulty controlling it, and some will be unable to control it at all.
Just sayin' . . .
I'm not in favor of ANY measure designed to help the gambling profession. And "IMO", that's 100% what's going on with this measure.