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Poker players are like leeches. We contribute nothing and soak up the wealth created by people who are actually productive.

But casinos are leeches too and do the same thing. We are basically getting a chunk of what the casions would get eventually (aka idiots will throw away money on the lottery, slots, etc.)

Edit after reading some responses:

Great point, what obligation do we have to be productive to society? A winnign poker player is productive for himself. Why is a person under some obligation to benefit the "world" as a whole? A poker player is not a drain on society (like a bum on welfare) due to the fact the poker player is actually doing something to earn his money (outplaying stupid people voluntarily putting their money on the line, you don't voluntarily pay taxes for welfare)