That's irrelevant to this argument. The amount you have to pay an addict to stop using something does not give you the value of that thing. Gambling should be

That's irrelevant to this argument. The amount you have to pay an addict to stop using something does not give you the value of that thing. Gambling should be easy. Casino gambling has an obvious negative value to gamblers because most gamblers lose most of the time. If it costs me $X to pay a gambler to never enter the casino again... I don't see any connection between that cost and the "value of gambling in casinos".