What I want to know is: Did I do a good job by using gambling to save him? Or do I just make him have an interest in gambling as a source of income?
What you did is great. You are generous. But the man needs to realize that what he did is risky but it is not easy. Maybe he even has loan borrowed already and thinking of borrowing it. But if possible he can get a loan from a friend, I think it is the best way than to gamble with the little amount of money that he has with him.