long term profitable = yes.
I don't think anyone can make a profit in the long term from gambling but in the short, term may be yes. If anyone gambler continuously then mostly they will lose money and house will win in the end because gambling needs a luck and that luck will not support every day for gamblers.
I also dont think gambling can be profitable in a long run or for a long term of time,it can never be.I am also an experienced gambler and there are some times when we are lucky and can earn at that time but also there are bad time.No one can be lucky all the time.