Gambling is indeed a shortcut to poverty because the primary thing that will really be affected out by this is your money or simply in finances. If you are really that not good on trying out to determine on whats good and whats bad into your part then it will really be that resulting into that disaster and you will be having those regrets on the time or moment you do face up some challenges.
It is really just that for fun and not for income making. People do mess up and made out realizations when they are on a tough situation or condition.
It is difficult to erase the real fact about gambling that actually makes many gamblers lose everything, most gamblers speculate that gambling may be a shortcut for poor people to become rich because they have been indoctrinated by casino advertisements that show many wins even though it is like a trap to make people gamble when they have entered it they may feel the pleasure and curiosity to continue gambling to get the benefits they want, but over time they will realize when their money is really gone.
I agree with you, in fact there are many such gamblers today who consider gambling as an easy way to get rich quick. Especially because of seeing the tempting ads of casinos and betting companies, they become more greedy, and want to get rich quick.
But what a gambler doesn't realize is that this gambling actually a trap to push them to further disaster, and the gamblers fall into this trap to gamble and become addicted to gambling. And slowly they lose everything. So those who think gambling is a shortcut to get rich quick, should research everything well and be aware. And know about the real risk of gambling, and try to stay away from it as much as possible.
It's a trap that leads them to poverty, without any good control of your emotions you'll see yourself pushing for more thinking that if luck permits you'll achieved your goals, not realizing that it's just fueling your eagerness to win that huge amount, but in reality you are just favoring the house owner by continuing your gambling sessions with them, even sometimes you already win decently you just keep aiming for more and lose back eventually.