> Value has been created But not dollars, which is what you are using to classify gambling as negative-sum. > Many countries use value creation as an explici

> Value has been created But not dollars, which is what you are using to classify gambling as negative-sum. > Many countries use value creation as an explicit taxation model: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value-added_tax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value-added_tax If the gobernment collected that tax but didnt spend or issued money, even VAT ends up capturing all the money supply. This is an unnecessary long argumentation. Gambling is not negative sum because they provider entertainment that has utility.