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20,000 enroll in Casino Self-Exclusion Program in Pennsylvania8 June 2023(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) announced that on 5 June 2023 it received its 20,000th voluntary request to be excluded from entering and participating in gaming activities at all commonwealth casinos and retail sports wagering locations under the agency’s Casino Self-Exclusion Program. Established in 2006, the Casino Self-Exclusion Program permits an individual to request that they be banned from entering and gambling at a Pennsylvania casino or retail sports wagering location for one year, five years or a lifetime. While a person is on this list, gaming facilities in the Commonwealth must refuse wagers from and deny any gaming privileges to that person, and deny check cashing privileges, player club membership, complimentary goods and services, junket participation and other similar privileges and benefits. In addition, the self-excluded individual is informed at the time when they agree to be placed on the list that they could be charged with criminal trespass if they enter a Pennsylvania casino and have any gambling winnings confiscated related to that casino visit. "The Casino Self-Exclusion Program, along with the agency’s 3 other self-exclusion programs, are effective and proven tools that allow for individuals to regain control over their lives, and to learn about other recovery resources,” said Elizabeth Lanza, Director of the Office of Compulsive and Problem Gambling (OCPG). “The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board encourages anyone who thinks they may have a gambling problem to seek treatment and consider taking advantage of the voluntary Self-Exclusion Programs.” For more information on available treatment services, including state funded one-on-one counseling services and Gamblers Anonymous schedules, visit the OCPG’s website, www.ResponsiblePlay.pa.gov, or call 1-800-GAMBLER, text 800GAM, or chat through http://www.1800gamblerchat.org/. Additional data from Pennsylvania’s program, which is based upon responses from individuals during the self-exclusion intake interview, shows that:
To assist individuals who wish to ban themselves from other types of legalized gaming, the PGCB has additional Self-Exclusion Programs. These Self-Exclusion Programs, which began in 2019, include (the current number of individuals who have requested to be banned from these games):
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