That all sounds really rough, sorry to hear you have to deal with all that. My grandparents were victims of a similar system of casino type stuff, over here the pubs have "pokies" (slot machines) and often that is literally the only "entertainment" in rural areas, so people spend all their time just gambling away all their money and drinking. As far as I can tell, things aren't "as bad" now, but still pretty awful in a lot of places (meth is often a substitute for gambling and alcohol) And I know what you mean about the ruins, they're just everywhere, but people don't want them touched because they are "their property" so nothing useful is done with them.