§ 3310. Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs or successor agency
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 4 Pa.C.S.A. AmusementsEffective: October 30, 2017
Effective: October 30, 2017
4 Pa.C.S.A. § 3310
§ 3310. Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs or successor agency
(1) The Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs or successor agency shall update the compulsive and problem gambling program established in section 1509 (relating to compulsive and problem gambling program) to address public education, awareness and training regarding compulsive and problem gambling and the treatment and prevention of compulsive and problem gambling related to video gaming terminals.
(1) Maintain one compulsive gamblers assistance organization's toll-free problem gambling telephone number, which number shall be 1-800-GAMBLER, to provide crisis counseling and referral services to individuals and families experiencing difficulty as a result of problem or compulsive gambling. If the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs or successor agency determines that it is unable to adopt the number 1-800-GAMBLER, the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs or successor agency shall maintain another number.
(c) Additional duties.--Within 60 days following the effective date of this section, the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs or successor agency and the board's Office of Compulsive and Problem Gambling shall jointly collaborate with other appropriate offices and agencies of State or local government, including single county authorities and providers and other persons, public or private, with expertise in compulsive and problem gambling treatment, and shall, with respect to video gaming terminals:
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2017, Oct. 30, P.L. 419, No. 42, § 32.3, imd. effective.
4 Pa.C.S.A. § 3310, PA ST 4 Pa.C.S.A. § 3310
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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