"" They ask you about wine and gambling. Say, "In them is great sin and benefit for people. But their sin is greater than their benefit." -- Quran, sura Baqara.
That's the core message. Don't deny the benefit. There is as said by Allah. But let not their highlighted benefit make you fall in their trap.
The road to Allah is full of traps. One need to walk extremely carefully saving himself from every one of those.
What if I ignore the message and happily wish to fall in a trap and stay there? Well the world will not be here forever. And more than that you won't be here forever. Our destination is either heaven or hell -- that's forever.
May God save us all.