Gambling will always give false hope, so don't expect more from gambling. I don't think anyone is successful and rich in gambling, except for bookies. Gamble just for fun and stop when you have to stop, if you do that it will definitely be better.
In my country the government has controlled gambling, they even prohibit gambling. If anyone is caught gambling, they will definitely be punished. In addition, because it is prohibited, gamblers in my country do not have legal protection if they experience fraud or other problems.
False hope. That is right. But that is only if we are expecting too much.
There are times when gambling can give some wins initially and that is most likely a trap that they set up to urge more gamblers to keep on playing. That is false hope too.
The only answer to avoid poverty is to work hard and there's not much to risk by doing that. It's only our own effort and some tiredness to make a salary.
Gambling is meant to make a game more exciting, any game, sports, cards, and others. If we play them without money at risk, we can easily get bored with it and that is why gambling was injected into it.