Exactly, both are same. Sports betting is a part of gambling, and gambling is here, than we can play sports betting, Otherwise if no concept of gambling, than nothing is here in sports betting, and other games where we do bet.
I am not agree on it, that sports betting is a different way and gambling is also a different way, both are same and both have same ways, no different with each other.
Actually some people consider luck based games as gambling and brain or skill based games as investment, I never quite got it why because betting means betting and even if luck plays a 1% role in deciding the result then its gambling.
While I do not like to play sports betting much but actually its best form of gambling to date till now.