Gambling can be only referred as a short cut to poverty when the gambler becomes addicted to it. Gambling addiction is very deadly and would render whoever that's addicted to it poor and financial lack which is why gamblers are always advised to gamble responsibly and to take control of their gambling engagements. So if you know you gamble responsibly, I don't think you should have any fear of becoming poor because of your gambling activities.
We should be able to control all the possibilities that can happen from the start of gambling, such as addiction which often happens in general, because for people who are addicted they will definitely experience disruption to their finances and also their economy, the best solution is to leave gambling when you have experienced excessive losses in 1 week, take a break first,