You can make money from gambling and I guess technically one can make money from a scam as well, but there's a reason that so many people keep coming back to it. Do so many people keep going back to "bitconnect" coin? A clear and obvious scam/ponzi.
Most people are well aware the the games are stacked in the favor of the "house", or Casino, but this is how they are able to remain open/profitable.
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BITCONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECT!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
An image that you can hear, isn't it?
Anyway, I agree with you that you can still make money from gambling, but most ending up losing all of their money because of their desire to make more money and they aren't contented with the winnings that they have. The desire to win more is the reason why they're ending up losing. Yes, this isn't the case for a few gamblers, but for most of the time, it is.
As for if gambling is a scam, they aren't stealing your money in an illegal way so there's no reason to call it a scam. Most of the gamblers that are losing their money are losing it in a legal way, and it's their decision to gamble thus, there are consequences to it.