PRINTER'S NO. 301
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
22
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY SCAVELLO, FARNESE, MARTIN, GREENLEAF, STREET,
EICHELBERGER, FONTANA, SABATINA, RAFFERTY, DINNIMAN,
RESCHENTHALER, BROWNE, BOSCOLA, COSTA, BARTOLOTTA, BREWSTER,
GORDNER, ARGALL, HUGHES, TARTAGLIONE, BLAKE, LEACH, YUDICHAK,
TOMLINSON, AUMENT, SCHWANK, WAGNER, SCARNATI, FOLMER,
VULAKOVICH AND WARD, FEBRUARY 8, 2017
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, FEBRUARY 8, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of March 2017 as "Problem Gambling
Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania and recognizing the month of
March 2017 as "National Problem Gambling Awareness Month."
WHEREAS, Individuals across the country and in this
Commonwealth enjoy the recreational aspects of legalized
gambling; and
WHEREAS, For some individuals and families, gambling becomes
an issue affecting and disrupting the lives of these individuals
and their families; and
WHEREAS, The National Council of Problem Gambling (NCPG)
reports that 2% to 3% of the United States population, which
equates to between 6 million and 9 million Americans, will have
a gambling problem in any given year; and
WHEREAS, Problem gambling is a public health issue affecting
individuals of all ages, races and ethnic backgrounds in all
communities and has a significant societal and economic cost;
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