Yes and in most cases usually such gamblers will only be able to realize all their mistakes when they are already in a really bad situation in the sense that they have lost many things in their lives, especially experiencing a slump in financial matters, family and various other problems such as being in debt for example which is one of the reasons why they will be able to realize all their mistakes when they are in that situation is because it is a situation full of pressure and it has been proven that not infrequently some of them are desperate to end their lives. On the other hand, of course this can be an example that making gambling a place to earn or a place to be used as a solution to overcome financial problems is very wrong, no matter how hard you try in the end it will never work because literally gambling is not a place to earn income.
In fact, gambling can never solve any problem in someone's life, rather gambling creates more problems in people's lives. There are many gamblers who get overconfident with small wins at first, and they think they will keep getting such wins, and gamble with the lure of bigger wins with more and more money in the hope of winning over and over again, which gradually becomes an addiction. As a result, they become deeply addicted to gambling at some point. They don't understand anything like time, at some point when they lose everything, and become destitute, they try to get out of gambling.
So be responsible from the start, make smart decisions and gamble with money you can afford to lose for recreational purposes.
Yes, especially if the goal is to overcome problems involving finances, it will never work and in fact the opposite will happen, which will only worsen a person's financial situation, but it is a fact that the majority of people actually use gambling as a place to earn income or an intermediary to overcome financial problems and clearly this action occurs because of their misunderstanding in responding to gambling from the start, most likely they have the wrong point of view from the start which makes them have the wrong intentions and goals.
On the other hand, gambling can actually be used as an intermediary to overcome a problem, but it is not a problem related to finances but rather a problem of boredom such as when you are feeling bored in your spare time and you can make gambling an option at that time, as we often suggest to others to only make gambling a place of entertainment and also because that is the only thing that is more likely to be used as a goal in gambling, for me victory is nothing more than a bonus and other things, yes I agree with your suggestion at the end of your sentence.