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Gambling is no scam because you are aware of what you are doing or game you are playing, in as much as there is an agreement by the two individuals or groups before starting the game or bet it is not. But when you say scam ,the person is not aware of your intention .
Gambling is a game of try your luck ,a game of chance if you can win to make more money or valuables for yourself, getting rich quick.

You are right; gambling can only be said to be a scam if the person is gambling and does not know what gambling is in the first place or if the system turns to scam the person by providing an unfair result to the person. Let's use sports betting for instance, where you can place your bet and know the outcome of the game even before you check your bet result in the casino, or eventually the game result doesn't turn out to be the way it's supposed to in the sports event. That's why someone should accuse the system.

Yup, when things didn't went according to your expected outcome especially when you're done with your research, when you think that everything is moving according to how you expect but it turned against you when the outcome was announce, there are many rumors that circulate and the gambler who lost their bets surely thinks that they've been scam.

I do not think gambling is a scam. It would be extremely selfish for a gambler to believe that gambling is a scam only when he loses but then he gets paid when he wins. If a gambler is paid for his winnings, this cannot be considered a scam. I also know that there are scam betting websites that never pay out winnings. Only deposits are permitted, with no provision for withdrawal of winnings following deposits. Except in these cases, those who gamble on a reputable betting site cannot claim to have been scammed simply because they do not win. This is because, in most cases, a person who wagers any amount should be aware that it is a 50/50 chance that they will win or lose.

One of the reasons why gambling is called a scam is that most websites cheat gamblers in the way you have discussed. There are also some sites that deliberately do not let gamblers win. Maybe the developers of those sites have not prepared the games/casinos in a user-friendly way that why gamblers lose most of the time.
Another reason why gambling is called a scam is that gamblers mostly lose from reputable casinos or gaming sites as well as betting sites. You can be confident in getting your money back from reputable betting sites but some others are unreliable. I consider the trustworthy side when betting which is confident in getting money.