European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Slot machines chronology 1895 san Francisco Mechanic Charles Fey invents the first Slot machine1930�?Ts machines begin showing tip in the military. May 9,1950 defense Secretary Louis a. Johnson bans Slot machines from Pentagon officers club in anticipation of a Law prohibiting their use in Federal buildings. April 4,1968 in a letter to the editor a stats and stripes Reader laments his bout with Quot Slot machine disease Quot Quot i realize the tremendous pressure that the clubs will bring on anyone suggesting the elimination of this fabulous source of Money and the screams of anguish when anyone suggests they Are exploiting their fellow members but sooner or later they will come  june 1970 a Senate armed services subcommittee reviews a probe of graft theft bribery payoffs and kickbacks in the army and air Force Slot machine programs. The air Force acknowledges cases of rigged Slot machines and embezzlement but says there is no reason to ban them. Oct. 22,1970 the defense department says the air Force will remove Slot machines from military clubs and similar non appropriated fund activities. The remaining facilities Are to limit the slots to Nickels and dimes. Feb. 13,1971 the army increases its payoff rates to a factory set 80%. It also adopts its first army wide regulations for Slot machine use. Feb. 16,1971 Senate investigators vow to determine How Slot machines got into clubs in Vietnam and whether the million Dollar operation has contributed to widespread corruption. March 2,1971 a the air Force responding to charges of corruption in military recreation activities orders All Slot machines removed by july 1972. Fcm5? a1 havln9 banned stot Romnes in euro a a a a army considers doing the same in pr2, Hll i971 _ store a y o the army Robert l. Removed a Quot Hal a Quot sly Mach Quot it we be thew Sriri t7armyposl and Basa Are und s Byju jul �72. He Calls the machines a corruptive  a the Fri rce announces it will phase out Slot machines in clubs in Vietnam by 1973 Quot nine months after the army l rce ban Slot machines 260 military a tip is of $20 Mil Ion in gambling begins to show. A stars and stripes Survey finds that drink prices Are up 15% offices clubs Are harder hit than no clubs inefficient management has become More obvious. June 6,1979 army and air Force begin a test program to see if they could run Slot machine programs without graft or theft. The 524 machines produce about $30 million in profits. March 1982 the air Force approves the return of Slot machines to military clubs in Central Europe the United kingdom the Mediterranean the azores Greenland the far East and Panama. March 23,1983 the army and air Force begin searching for Slot machine technicians in the gambling Industry offering salaries higher than those of Dodds teachers and Young officers. June 11,1983-the army awards a $15.1 million Dollar contract to Bally manufacturing corp. Of Chicago for 4,920 machines. The average payoff is to be 93%. Nov. 15.1984 the air Force announces that on Jan. 31 it will Cut the payback rate on its machines from 93% to 90% to generate More. Money for club improvements. It 1989 Slot machine revenues exceed $110 million. Continued from Page 15 Money on treating stress and depression rather than have Slot machines to raise  an army spokesman for the Usa eur judge advocate general said that although compulsive gambling cannot be used As a defense in a criminal trial it can be raised As a Factor during sentencing. The spokesman said the army in Europe in 1989 court Martiale 76 soldiers on bad Check charges but Quot it is not possible to Tell if the Soldier wrote bad checks because of a gambling related  service members Are not the Only victims of military gambling operations. Debbie Kupari a seven year marriage crumbled because of her husbands addiction to Slot machines. She said that after months of seeking help from the army for her husband s addiction she finally gave up on the army and her marriage. Quot Don t waste your time and Energy chasing after the Gambler Quot said Kupari who moved to Michigan from Hanau Germany last summer after her divorce. Quot it s not Worth the heartache and anger that it brings. Only the Gambler can decide to Stop or not. Quot an army Captain in Darmstadt Germany who asked not be identified believes the military is victimizing its people with its Slot machines. Quot i think they re a Ripoff Quot said the officer who is an avid Bowler and thus sees Many Slot machine players at the Bowling Center. Quot i see people come on pay Day and i guarantee that they keep a machine Busy for eight hours. Its of to lose $8 or $10, but Why come and lose $100 a week Quot these machines get people hooked Quot the Captain said. Quot it s like alcohol or cigarettes. It s an addiction. What you win you lose again in the  Quot the military needs to identify who has a problem Quot he said. He vividly remembers a woman who was losing heavily at a Slot machine one night. She stood at the machine looking Back and Forth from the machine to her last Roll of quarters trying to decide whether to leave. She quit but As she walked away the person who took Over the machine put a Quarter in and hit a big Jackpot. A i will never forget the look of agony on her  the series Quot gambling in the military big profits big problems Quot took six months to compile. 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