in the General Fund.
(k) Transfer for compulsive and problem gambling
treatment.--Beginning on the first business day of January 2018
and annually thereafter, the sum of $300,000 or an amount equal
to .002 multiplied by the total amount of taxes imposed by this
section, whichever is greater, shall be transferred from the
General Fund to the Compulsive and Problem Gambling Treatment
Fund established under 4 Pa.C.S. § 1509(b) (relating to
compulsive and problem gambling program).
(l) Grants.--The money transferred to the Compulsive and
Problem Gambling Treatment Fund in accordance with subsection
(k) shall be used for grants to single county authorities
created under the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.221, No.63), known
as the Pennsylvania Drug and Alcohol Abuse Control Act, for the
purpose of providing compulsive gambling and gambling addiction
prevention, treatment and education programs as provided under 4
Pa.C.S. § 1509(d) and shall not be appropriated, allocated,
expended or otherwise used for any other purpose unless
authorized by the General Assembly.
Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 912.1. Compulsive and problem gambling notice of
availability of assistance.
(a) Notice.--Each tavern gaming licensee shall contact the
Department of Health to obtain a toll-free telephone number and
information from the Department of Health's Office of Compulsive
and Problem Gambling to be used to provide persons with
information on assistance for compulsive or problem gambling.
Each licensee shall conspicuously post at least five signs
similar to the following statement:
If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, help
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