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Re:U.S. military-run slot machines earn $100M a year from se... by maxerickson on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @05:51PM (#34434253)
It's about 7 cents out of every $1000 of payroll, if I did the math right.

(seems that wages are about $140 billion a year)

Of course the average being tiny doesn't mean it isn't causing problems for people that gamble way more than the average.

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Re:U.S. military-run slot machines earn $100M a year from se... by gowld on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @05:59PM (#34434346)
Did you remember to only count payroll from the the non-domestic bases that have slot machines?
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Re:U.S. military-run slot machines earn $100M a year from se... by maxerickson on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @06:04PM (#34434390)
No, I overlooked that. Good point.
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