Gambling will never help you in your life and instead it will spoil your life as I have never seen people who have become rich or successful with gambling and it can only ruin your life in long term so if you are addicted to gambling then you need to find a way out before its too late.
It's true gambling is not a way to make a profit. Gambling is just a game to find happiness and pleasure. Playing gambling with the purpose of fun will make you comfortable. While when gambling is used to make a profit it will make our lives shattered irregularly.
if you look at gambling that way, then yeah there's nowhere else to go but down if you see gambling as something that can be profittable and worth the risk of money. though from another perspective, gambling can be like other recreational games that can release stress and make someone feel good. but it has to be taken in moderation of course like with any other things we do that can harm us if we do too much