PRINTER'S NO. 2928
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1887
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY ORTITAY, BAKER, V. BROWN, D. COSTA, ENGLISH,
PHILLIPS-HILL, JOZWIAK, KAUFER, KAUFFMAN, KLUNK, KOTIK,
MILLARD, MURT, NEILSON, O'BRIEN, QUIGLEY, RADER, SAYLOR,
STAATS, THOMAS AND WARD, MARCH 10, 2016
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAMING OVERSIGHT, MARCH 10, 2016
AN ACT
Amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in administration and enforcement, further
providing for compulsive and problem gambling program.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1509(a.1)(1) and (c)(1) and (2) of Title
4 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
ยง 1509. Compulsive and problem gambling program.
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(a.1) Duties of Department of Health.--From funds available
in the Compulsive and Problem Gambling Treatment Fund, the
Department of Health shall:
(1) Maintain [a] one compulsive gamblers assistance
organization's toll-free problem gambling telephone number to
provide crisis counseling and referral services to
individuals and families experiencing difficulty as a result
of problem or compulsive gambling.
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