poker ethics: do you wonder about who you're taking money from?

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After some discussion, he concluded that as long as my opponents have the same opportunities for improvement that are available to me, and I have no reason to believe that my opponents are playing under the duress of intoxication/addiction, then it is not immoral.

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Although it really doesn't adress the question of whether what we do is ethical, I would like to point out that we offer the fish a much fairer shake than a casino does. With a few exceptions, such as blackjack or +EV video poker, the casino is offering games that the fish have no hope of beating, no matter how much they learn and study. We take the money from the fish by superior knowledge and skill. The fish can learn to play better if they want to. Some do, most choose not to. The poor chump at the slot machine, roulette wheel or craps table has know hope of ever learning how to beat the casino.