There are several reasons why it is more accessible than before. One is internet gambling. Another is that SCOTUS struck down a federal law banning sports betti

There are several reasons why it is more accessible than before. One is internet gambling. Another is that SCOTUS struck down a federal law banning sports betting in 2018. So gambling used to be a "big thing" involving a trip to Vegas (or Atlantic City or whatever). Now it's something comparable to scrolling Facebook. Many of the laws around gambling are still quasi-religious morality rules from the Prohibition era, focusing on Games of Chance. Regulation has not caught up to the current understanding of gambling as an addiction.