Sadly, this same premier has added extra requirements to adding bike lanes to city streets. He's been a popular target of criticism from Not Just Bikes.
That's my thinking too. If the normal rules applied, then sure they could put up a good fight, maybe even win. In the era of rule by fiat and compliant courts? Not so sure. Although at this stage they can probably outlive him.
Not just conspiracies about who killed him, there's going to be a set who insist he isn't really dead, he's just gone into hiding against the deep state or something equally silly.
IMO the big difference with gambling versus the other vices is how quickly it can ruin you. Most people take years before alcohol or cigarettes take their toll. Gambling you can ruin your life in an evening.
Not all of them, but some pretty major ones.