European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                In Ingin the military profits problems tying the Odds jul must play the slots then at least be smart about stay away from air Force and Navy machines j s a simple matter of numbers. The army offers a iter Deal. Lir Force and Navy set their Slot machines to keep Lent of the coins played. Over the Long haul you tined to lose $1 out of every $10 you play. Irmy has a much More favourable rate its machines of 7 percent of the play. That Means you lose 30 to 60 j less on an army machine than in the other services he you play the same amount. I of these Are As Good a Deal As stateside casinos no nev., the average payback is 98 percent the Leeping a Mere 2 percent. Stewart Olsen Deputy a the audit division for the Nevada gaming Sion in Reno nev., said Competition for customers 3 casinos to keep the percentage Down. Casino managers say that gamblers who think 3 getting a better Deal will play longer and Blly lose More Money. Military gamblers though things could be worse. In Days the overseas slots kept up to 40 percent of the a mini a Sam a horse racing fan armed with binoculars and racing program Scopes the action. Staying in controls amps Kan Claus onre you a compulsive Imbler questions developed by gamblers Taos inc., May help you decide if you Are a la save Gambler. If you answer yes to at least Jitu a time for help. You Ever lose time from work because of m a noting m is gambling Ever made your Home life Happy. Is gambling Ever affected your reputation m Ive you Ever Felt remorse after gambling you Ever Gamble of get Money to pay debts m solve financial difficulties Les gambling cause a decrease in your pm lion or efficiency per losing do you feel you must return As Ion As possible to win Back your losses Ner winning do you feel a Strong urge to return soon As possible and win More p you often Gamble until your last Dollar is be you Ever borrow to finance your gambling ave you Ever sold anything to finance your is tabling e you reluctant to use Quot gambling Money Quot to Lyford Normal expenditures ass gambling make you careless about your s Jelly a a welfare ave you Ever gambled longer than you had manned Publ a 6ver�amblec a escape worry or be you Ever considered committing an illegal a Nance your gambling a gambling cause you of have difficulty be pm 7 i 0 �r9uments, disappointments and iz�?.ns create within you an urge to Gamble o you Ever have an urge to celebrate any a a Fortune with a few hours of gambling ave you Ever considered self destruction As a a a suit of gambling a by Chuck Roberts staff writer horses chased Chris Lanieri into a Recruiter s office last year. He was running away from the ponies at Pocono Downs the horses at the Meadows and All other thoroughbreds at the 15 race tracks within 100 Miles of his Home in Avondale a. Lanieri swapped his racing form for combat boots because he was a compulsive Gambler who needed to get As far away As possible from his gambling lifestyle. He landed in bad Kreuz Nach Germany As an army journalist and is Back on his feet again. The problem is under control but Lanieri says he still has a and always will have a the urge to Gamble. Quot in a not going to Tell you in be stopped Quot Lanieri says. Quot i enjoy it too much. Horse racing is a great two minute  he gambles at the race track in Frankfurt but says he goes Only about twice a month and can control the amount of Money he loses. Unlike Many compulsive gamblers who bet on whatever game is being played Lanieri Sticks to horse racing. Slot machines Bingo craps and poker do not interest him. He bets on something he knows from experience. Lanieri has been around gambling and horse racing his entire life. He says that he remembers that As a Young boy he would watch his father who also is a compulsive Gambler win As much As $5,000 in one race and lose $1,200 the next. He says his fathers income from his private business should have allowed him to retire a wealthy Man. Instead he continues to work because of a lifetime of gambling losses. Those first impressions Are hard to lose Lanieri says. Quot i have no appreciation of the Dollar. I can spend $100 on drinks or something else like it s  As a teenager he would drive from one race track to another up to six Days a week in search of the big win. Sometimes he would get ahead by As much As $1,000 and use the winnings to make car payments. Other times he lost his entire paycheck and was forced to borrow Money from family and friends. Shortly before joining the army last year he was in so much debt that his car fell victim to the repo Man. The 21-year-old Lanieri then joined gamblers Anonymous where he told stories about his gambling exploits that even the old timers  believe. Once while speeding to a local horse track he narrowly escaped death when his car spun out of control on a Busy Highway. Instead of remaining at the scene Lanieri rushed off worried that he would be late for the first race. Things Are More controlled these Days Lanieri said. Instead of Rushing to to the track and betting on every race he goes occasionally and May bet on Only one race the entire evening. Now he studies the upcoming races and uses a Quot system Quot before placing any bets. He says he Learned the technique from a Friend who earns his living from betting on horse racing a the Quot Only one i be met who made a living at  Lanieri says he wants to make a living from horse racing too but not from gambling. He wants to apply the skills he s Learned As a photojournalist and work for a horse racing Magazine. Lanieri admits he loves gambling but unlike the Slot machine player he also professes to love the object on which be bets a horses. He also knows that a career As a horse racing photographer would put him regularly at the site of his greatest problems but he vows that it wont be a problem. Hell restrict his betting to weekends he $50 limit on Winings and losses. Quot i can do  to a of Linn re Mayo Oroumi about the series Quot gambling in the military big profits big problems Quot took six months to compile. Reporter Chuck Roberts interviewed More than 50 people and was assisted by reporter Janet Howells Tierney in the Washington d.q., Bureau. Roberts and projects editor George Manes examined hundreds of pages of government and private documents before beginning to write. This three Day series was designed by stars and stripes artist Sharon Kilday. 21,1990 the stars and stripes a Page 15