Governments don't want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. That is against their interests.
They want obedient workers; people who are just smart enough to run the machines and do the paperwork, and dumb enough to passively accept it.
Poor example choosing cruise ships.
They fall under maritime law, and the law of the countries they are flying the flag for have little to no regulation on gambling.
I am not going to cash it. Instead I am going to frame it and hang it above my desk, so that everyday I am reminded how f*cked up the United States is.