I get where you are coming from with this idea however forcing your hand here by "forcing them to decline payout" sounds like Flag them to me, this is a very slippery slope and could set into motion a flag war that will tear the fabric of this community asunder. I urge you to move forward very carefully.
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We want to avoid having to use flagging - by moving the gamblers to a safe gambling-section where they can gamble as much as they want without affecting the author-payouts for all those other people who use this platform for blogging-purposes.
Not naming anyone, not shaming anyone.
I agree creating the alternative option then educate the account holders why it's a good idea not to support upvote betting. Ultimately it will be the support or lack of support (upvotes) that dictates which option will be successful.
Yes, fyrstikken
The way you phrase it, it sounds like the gamblers do not move of their own volition but are pushed to the new "safe gambling section" in some way. This means there is some kind of enforcement involved, especially as you mention "A complete ban on using VOTES as a method of payment for gambling.".