Janet shamlian reporting from colorado. President trumps order to assassinate irans top general has put forces around the world. 3,000 additional troops have been ordered to the middle east to protect against possible revenge attacks. Overseas deployments can be tough on the family members left behind. Chip reid spoke to two army wives whose husbands have been sent to the region on short notice. Hes got the story from ft. Bragg, north carolina. Reporter when the president calls 911, the phone rings here at ft. Bragg. For the soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division, that means they have to be ready to go in 18 hours or less. For the families, that means a lot of stress and also a lot of pride from what they do for this country. Just like that . Yes. Reporter your life went from normal family life to . Chaos. Reporter rachel hurdle and her husband were visiting her family in ohio when he got the call to head to the middle east. The previous two deployments were all planned. So we had time to get ready. This one threw us for a loop. Reporter hurdle is one of thousands of servicemen and women of the 82nd Airborne Division that specializes in parachute assault operations and in responding to emergency crisis situations anywhere in the world. You admire him for what he does . I do. I cannot imagine leaving my children, and i know that it breaks his heart. But this is what we decided as a family we would do, that we would be a military family. Its just sad. Everything hes going to miss. Its sad. Reporter jills husband left for the middle east on sunday. Your heart is swelling with pride. Like youre so proud of him, but its shattering at the same time. It is the most unexplainable feeling. I cant even really describe it. Were at home, getting our support system together, and being ready for him to be gone. Reporter hurdle and her husband have one biological son who is 8, and three foster children. My children have finally bonded with a man that wants to be their daddy, and if he were to not come home, how would i tell that to them . Reporter this is what military families go through all the time. It is. But we often dont say it out loud. Reporter for security reasons, the soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division cannot take their cell phones and cannot tell their family where is theyre going. They could be gone for nine they could be gone for nine months or more. Upbeat music no coverup spray here. Cheaper aerosols can cover up odors in a flowery fog. But febreze air effects eliminates odors. With a 100 natural propellent. It leaves behind a pleasant scent youll love. [ deep inhale] freshen up. Dont cover up. Febreze. It only takes a second for an everyday item to become dangerous. Tide pods childguard pack helps keep your laundry pacs in a safe place and your child safer. Align, press and unzip. Tide pods. Keep them up. Keep them closed. Keep them safe. Las vegas is constantly dradran drans transforming itself. Now to a Family Friendly vacation spot. But all of that took place outside the casinos. But the latest change is taking place next to the slot machines. Casinos are giving video game warriors a chance to test their skills and win big cash prizes. Michelle miller paid a visit during the gaming expo. Im not going to take it easy this time. Reporter in his world of gaming, dwayne knows how to play. If we win, its for real. Okay, so i won. I won 180 because we each bet 100. And the house took the raise. So thats how this game works and thats how we bring it to the casinos. Reporter this is the First Company to introduce a new form of betting on casino floors. How is your slot machine different from those of the past . We call it video game gambling, referred to as skillbased games. Our games are not slot machines. Youre playing a real video game for money. Reporter with titles that might sound familiar. This is one of the most successful game franchises. Or terminator two, judgment day. His goal to attract a different crowd. Our average customer is 30 to 35 years old. Reporter and thats a good thing . Thats a great thing for casinos. So slot machines make about 80 of the gaming revenue for casinos. But the average player is a 55 to 60yearold female customer. So were bringing in new, younger customers that are playing gambling games at the casino. Reporter of the more than 42 million tourists that came to vegas last year, 38 were millennials, there for one of a mind experiences at restaurants, clubs, or concerts. That means fewer people are hitting the casino floor. Just 74 compared to 90 25 years ago. Whether its a slot machine or gaming, its about connecting the audience. Reporter lavell walker. Nino 64, versus my parents who grew up playing an atari. Reporter walker is betting on the company to make a difference in profits. He brought the machines here in october. The millennials are going to taking over this industry, so we needed to direct our efforts. Reporter youre telling me vegas will look drastically different in another ten years . Absolutely, as far as the product, the way we orient our floors. Everything about the landscape of our industry will change over the next five to ten years. Reporter the first test run came in 2016 with ceasars in atlantic city, a contract that was not renewed. But they have expanded to other states with new games like this one. Im a future tech geek. Reporter technique and pop culture icon, with 8 million instagram followers and packed houses across the globe, fewer people are as connected to younger millennials as this mega deejay. Im rolling the dice. I like the experience of being on the casino floor. And finding a way to merge those two worlds together. Reporter set to your music. Yeah. You dont have to be the 15yearold kid playing ft. Night in the bedroom saying mom, leave me alone. Everyone picks up some sort of way to entertain themselves. This is for them. Its also for like almost the demo that comes to my shows, too. Because when they leave the show, theyre like okay, i can play this skillbased kind of game. Reporter i go back to that question why would someone pay money to play a game they can play at home . Were launching our new multiplayer arena. So now you can come to a casino and play video games in a tournament with 32 or 64 people and win big prizes right at the casino. Thats something you cant do at home. Reporter with new types of gamblers come new concerns. For me, gambling was recreational. For the better part of my gambling career so to speak. One day it wasnt. Reporter ted hartwell is among the 1 to 2 of meamerica dealing with a gambling disorder. The main focus right now needs to be concentrating on making sure that were not marketing these types of gambling machines to minors, and the people who are playing them are aware that the odds are still in the houses favor no matter what. We want to make the games engaging, but were not out trying to addict people to a new kind of gambling. All of our games are only in licensed casinos. You have to be 21. So no kids are ever playing this game. We did a study last year about how people perceive the balance between chance and skill in our games, and they see these games very similar as to how they see blackjack. So ultimately theyre no different than the games already in the casino. Reporter theyre looking to increase its foot print in las vegas, across the country and overseas. Whats going on . Gray boy sees it as a winwin for both the house and thrillseeking betters alike. The blue ones you have to shoot twice. Reporter just like a gamer would. Do you think theres a point in time the slot machines wont be on a gaming floor . Im a huge fan of slot machines. Theyre never going to go away completely. But the great thing is they dont have to. Theres plenty of room for new kinds of games that attract an air force veteran celebrated his 90th birthday yesterday. He prepared for the big day by sky diving 13,000 feet over californias lake senor. Hes a double ambu tee, having lost both legs in his 80s. But as he proved to me, he never lost his sense of adventure. Its safe to say stan is a risk taker. And just days shy of his birthday, hes jumping into 90 without looking back. My daughter asked me if i would like to jump with her. And since she was jumping, i said yes. But i didnt realize it was going to be such a production. Reporter ward jumped 13,000 feet from an airplane above Southern California to celebrate turning 90 this week. January the 7th, 1930, tuesday evening at 7 30. I remember it well. Reporter the retired math and physics teacher took the leap with his daughter, linda. I joked in the beginning. I said dad, if youre going to go, its a good way to go. He said, im not dying. Reporter she says her dad has been blessed with more energy than most. He could still be a 20 years in tennis. Reporter ward regularly hiked mountains, but in his 80s he lost both legs because of blood clots behind his knees. That did the opposite of slowing him down. When youre hanging out with people 40, 50 years younger than you are, you have to put for the extra effort. Reporter the avid biker wheelchair tennis player and kayaker modified his truck so he could drive himself anywhere. He uses pulleys to get his wheelchair in and out and unloads his kayak by himself. Living is a choice every day. If you choose that, like theres a lot you can do. Reporter proving to us all, age is only a numbe number. Stan told me this tops the craziest things hes done in his life and he plans to do it again. Maybe ill take the jump with him. Maybe not. Thats the overnight news for this wednesday. For some of you the news continues. For others, check back with us a little later for the morning ne news. And you dont want to iss cbs this morning. From the Broadcast Center in new captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com its wednesday, january 8th, 2020. This is the cbs morning news. Iran strikes back. Firing over a dozen missiles at u. S. Forces in iraq in retaliation for killing of qassem soleimani. The u. S. Weighs its response. Adding to the chaos a ukrainian plane crashes. Killing all 176 people on board. What caused the pilot to lose control of the aircraft . A state of emergency in puerto rico following its most powerful earthquake in more than 100 years. One person is dead and millions are without power. Why many residents here are returning to their homes