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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2015 - 2016
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | April 14, 2015 01:57 PM |
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| From: | Representative Eddie Day Pashinski |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Simulated Gaming |
| To: Members of the House of Representatives Attn: Representative Eddie Day Pashinski Date: April 7, 2015 RE: Co-Sponsorship of Legislation- Simulated Gaming In the near future, I plan to introduce legislation that would amend Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes. This legislation would prohibit any licensed facility, principal, principal entity, key employee or affiliate of a licensed facility from being involved in simulated interactive gaming. Simulated interactive gaming, which includes free-to-play social casino games, have been made widely accessible to our youth. A recent academic study has found that one in 12 teenagers surveyed had played simulated gaming apps on Facebook and one in 16 teenagers had played such apps on smartphones. Additionally, the study found that minors who engaged in simulated gambling were over three times more likely to report gambling for real money. Simulated gaming that is being marketed to our youth by casinos is essentially grooming them for gambling habits. Please join me by co-sponsoring this important legislation to help protect our youth from the risks associated with premature gambling. |
Introduced as HB1456