Actually this problem is still a big question because according to the answers some people here say that futures trading is the same as gambling but some say it not gambling.
But for myself this is clearly not comparable because the functions of the two are different or briefly both have different ways of working so for me gambling is not trading and trading is not gambling.
What you say is right. Both are not the same and have different ways of working as well. Gambling with future trading is equally risky, but one can know the risks of future trading and manage them well. The risk will not increase and he can even make a profit. It all depends on his ability to trade. And even though in gambling, we mean sports betting, one can also benefit based on the analysis results, but that is gambling and there is a possibility that the analysis results may not always be correct.
Gambling and Futures Trading is indeed different to each other because gambling is for entertainment purposes while futures trading is a financial tool. But futures trading can be considered as gambling too if you are using high leverage like x50 or more because the the liquidity margin is too small for a trader to maintain safe trading. Exchange nowadays turns futures trading into gambling by offering insane high leverage which we all know that is very low chance to success.