I think the political challenge there is that the ban on TV ads for alcohol (and tobacco, for that matter) was largely fueled by public concerns about children consuming these products, and I don't think there's the same level of worry about kids gambling. In the US these days there seems to be more public fear that kids might somehow be harmed for life if they read And Tango Makes Three even once.
More people need to see interviews such as those in the
People Make Games video "How Valve is Profiting from Steam's Back-Door Casinos" - skip to 15mins for them.