This sounds like HSBC’s relationship with drug cartels

It's exactly like that, even the top grossing "legal" apps are casino games anyways.

There's a reason Google is paying radio ads in the EU to convince everybody that they are helping small businesses, anybody who ran the figures on the mobile store knows that it wouldn't survive scrutiny.

But Google Search does surface a lot of small and local business.

Compare their search results with this: https://wiby.me

The scam app was having people send crypto to a personal wallet. No actual in app purchases. No cut for the store.