I stayed away from the VLTs for a few weeks – mostly because I was feeling a little embarrassed about how easy it had been to lie to my daughter and to keep the whole thing from my wife. One day, though, my friends and I went to a lounge after a hockey game, and we each threw in $5 to play a VLT. The money went in a flash, and we all left the lounge. I made a quick circuit around the block, went back into the lounge and found the same machine we had all been playing.
Nilayuan ko ang VLTs ng ilang linggo- nakakaramdam ako ng kahihiyan dahil sa madali kong paghabi ng kasinungalingan sa aking anak at ang paglilihim ko ng lahat sa asawa ko. Nguni’t isang araw, nagpunta kami ng mga kaibigan ko sa isang lounge matapos makapanggaling sa isang hockey game. Nagbakas kami ng tig-$5 para ilaro sa isang VLT. Sa isang kisapmata ay nawala ang pera at nagsialis kami sa lounge. Umikot lang ako sa bloke at bumalik sa lounge. Pinuntahan ko ang makinang pinaglaruan namin.