Stock market is not any different. Make sure you include stock brokers and anyone with a 401K. How many people lost their homes who don't gamble?
$800B in bailout money. That is a lot of people. They were not all gamblers. Even the porn industry wanted bailout. They gambled they could show us something we ain't seen before and lost.
Those that want to make a living gmbling will find a way to do so. The rest are recreational and those that have a problem are people with a problem. Get counciling. I am thinking about those that want to "hit the big one". There is no accounting for that. People who don't take responsibility for themselves are not your problem. Sad situation but not your problem.