US - ” Bill would ban military slot machines”

Bill would ban military slot machines

Author: Griffin, Drew
Source: CNN
Published Date: Dec 16, 2007

Description:
A bill in Congress seeks to eliminate military slot machines overseas that take in $130 million a year, mostly from soldiers, to help finance the U.S. Army’s morale, welfare and recreation programs. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Lincoln Davis, D-Tennessee, named the bill after Army Warrant Officer Aaron Walsh, a decorated Apache helicopter pilot who became addicted to gambling on military slot machines and committed suicide after several failed attempts to break his addiction.

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Posted: January 5, 2008

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