Do not suppose that abuses are eliminated by destroying the object which is abused. Men can go wrong with wine and women. Shall we then prohibit and abolish women? -- Martin Luther
The author begins with a faulty analogy and goes downhill from there...does the guy not know the difference between a woman and a one-armed bandit?
Good catch. It is like Libertarianism not to be able to tell the difference between something which, for instance, can be enjoyed without intoxication (alcoholic beverages), and something taken solely for the purpose of intoxication (drugs). The same "reasoning" cited would also oppose anti-rape laws.