According to the news from the markets the citizens of the country have spent a total of $12.2billion in an year ending june 2024 on gambling tis year alone , the banks say that the situation is alarming and out of control , the casinos looking for profit are to spend an estimated $620m in advertsing their services in the region the banks said other sectors were affected due to gambling , ceo of gambling control said reduced spending in various sectors directly linked to gambling activity indeed actually