Hey (((Bettie)))! It’s a good thing that you have some solid recovery behind you when it comes to vlts. They are in every bar/lounge here, and the self-exclusion does not cover the vlts here either. Because you have no history of playing them, half the battle is won here for you already. The other half is just not playing them. I have a long history of playing vlts and that’s where my battle comes from. I am banned from the casinos, which has helped me tremendously. The vlts have a lower payout than the casino machines, incidently. I called Gaming and asked them why the vlts weren’t part of the self-exclusion and was told there were too many of them for Gaming to notify. I told her that surely it was as easy as an email as they knew who had the vlts, as the bar owners rented them from Gaming. She didn’t have anything to say about that. The primary person who is responsible for policing themself from gambling is the person who has self-excluded themself. So how hard would it be for Gaming to include the vlts under the self-exclusion? They don’t do it as they make millions of dollars from the vlts, mostly from cgs. It’s a sad commentary on where the government’s priorities lay. It seems to be always about money, and not the welfare of people. I used to see the same people at the vlts, cgs just like me. Carole
