One-Thousandth Request Added to PA Gaming Control Board's Casino Self Exclusion List

    --  Refuse wagers from and deny any gaming privileges to a self-excluded        person.    --  Deny check cashing privileges, player club membership, complimentary        goods and services, junket participation and other similar privileges        and benefits to a self-excluded person.    --  Ensure that self-excluded persons do not receive junket solicitations,        targeted mailings, telemarketing promotions, player club materials or        other promotional materials relating to gaming activities at its        licensed facility.    --  Notify the Pennsylvania State Police of violations of the ban. A        self-excluded individual who violates the ban will be subject to arrest        and charged with trespass.

    --  28%  have chosen the lifetime ban    --  48% of the individuals on the Self-Exclusion List are male and 52% are        female.    --  Individuals on this list range between 21 and 78 years of age    --  For those that provided responses, approximately 38% of the        self-excluded individuals are currently involved in a treatment program        (including Gamblers Anonymous) or have sought treatment in the past    --  For those that provided responses, nearly 11% have been self excluded in        other jurisdictions such as New Jersey and Delaware    --  For those that provided responses, 80% of self-excluded persons        participated in gambling at a PA casino prior to signing up for the        Board's Self-Exclusion Program.