did you know that there are slot machines in american military bases all over the world? you will not be finding a full blown casinos in there but these machines offer enough entertainment to their soldiers i believe.
second, if a soldier is a gambling addict does this make him unfit to serve in the military anymore? we know that addiction no matter where can make someone illogical and make him do things that he would otherwise never do. i am aware that these machines can cure their boredom but is it the best hobby to provide for their brave soldiers? what do you think?
My brother used to work in the US military base in Afghanistan and Iraq but never told me that they have slot machines in the bases.
As of gambling during serving on army has became much more mainstream thanks to the access to internet and gambling sites online. Mobile is a private device where army personnel can gamble as they wish. There has been documentation of more gambling among soldiers who are in real war frontline specially in Ukraine and Russia. As they are already taking a much larger risks, the risks of gambling might look small. Specially the Russians are said to be addicted to gambling as they are getting a higher salary paid regularly. Gambling is one of the reason why they prohibited using personal device in frontlines but the soldiers still do it in secrecy or inside a safer base.