Most games online require devices with high specifications and good internet connection to run it properly. While many gambling games can be run with low end devices. That's the reason why I prefer online gambling rather than games online. More over, most gambling games are simple.
It still depends on someone's preference. Me as a gamer I would definitely invest to buy a high spec pc to play those new games that are newly released. I would regret it if I would just spend it on gambling. Meanwhile on gambling it doesn't bring me the enjoyment what I get from online games. All is about luck.
Games get bored no matter of high spec newly launched but gambling will never be that is the secret of gambling success but not gambler's success.
Playing online games cannot satisfy a gamer, he or she always desires to rank up for more level and same with gambling there's no satisfaction. If a person played gambling as diversion of an online game, most probably there's a big difference that an online game had compared to which gambling can provide to an online gamer. Lucky possible winnings can be achieved in gambling but cannot be with an online game. Although you've won through level on ranking, but it's really different with gambling that you can use that virtual money being converted to cash once you need it to spend.
The same virtual currency you lost is the cash you converted before so it is not compared to the online gambling experience.I don't think online games choose gambling as an diversion because the total logic is different,most of the online games keep unlocks new level but in gambling nothing like that,hit and run process only and most of the games even won't last for minute so how can you get it as an alternate.