But only 1% to 3% of all gamblers are addicted ones. Gambling industry could do without them easily. Hope, you can see the difference
As I said, I don't disagree with you
But still you make it look and sound like casino operators profit from something else (house edge) other than their gamblers. Even if technically true, it is not the house edge, it is the money of players that becomes the money of a casino. Whether the money is coming from compulsive gamblers or normal ones is irrelevant from this perspective. It is a zero-sum game after all (plus or minus the house edge)