I would just like to get some insight from the pros here, what are some other ways that I can earn money other than bitcoin mining, eg. Online gambling such as betting and casino?
Hey stop these thoughts that there's a legit way for anyone to earn fast money on any legitimate activities they are thinking to participate. Since there's nothing like this exist, you need to spend a lot of effort to sharpen up or acquired new skills that can help you gain some money and it will take a lot of time before this will happen.
That's why there are lots of scammers take advantage on newbies since they can easily exploit their innocent mind and offer them those to good to be true offers and scam them. So to avoid that situation and lose your money maybe better to focus on learning how you can earn on those industry you mention and the risk that you need to avoid. Also there are other more greater options where you can earn money from so try to offer your skills to other people and maybe you can earn money for services you can provide to clients.