As he was in the army for 8 years, he was well paid in those 8 years and even got an increase in his salary.I don't understand why he got himself addicted to gambling was he not smart.
He served in the army for eight years, which is 96 months.In our Bangladesh, the salary of a common soldier is minimum 20 thousand taka in basic condition.If his full salary in eight years is considered to be twenty thousand then our Bangladeshi Taka is 19 lakh 20000 Taka.With this money earned in his 8 years, he could have spent his days happily with his family in comfort and peace, but he has become addicted to winning and is heavily in debt.