You can't do both you have to pick between the two, it's either you want to save or you want to gamble, people who gamble a lot do not have savings at all and sometimes too they turn to loan shark so they can continue playing games, even though they kept losing, they became miserable in the end.
You can do both, it's just about the discipline that you will implement on your own. Having such will help you to multitask and even do both saving while gambling games.
If you have that, you will be aware of the possibilities and negativities that you may encounter while gambling. And it's going to be your choice to save or to gamble at the same time.