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Yes. People must be told what's good for them by nanny government.
To be honest, yes they do
If the government provides a safety net for those with no money, it's reasonable for them to ban leading causes of losing money, like gambling, to save money for those who are just unfortunate
If the government provides healthcare, it's reasonable for them to ban leading causes of ill health, like smoking, to save capacity for those with less avoidable illnesses or injuries
How about extremely addicting activities that do nothing but increase the wealth of already wealthy people and drive people who need money into increasing (up to and including absurd) levels of debt isn't a good thing for society. So get rid of it or put in sensible guardrails.
You can have gambling without money being at stake. It's just as "fun" and doesn't ruin anyone's lives anymore than anything else that's addicting.