HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jim Pappas the Executive Director of the Council on Compulsive Gambling of Pennsylvania, in partnership with Preferred Systems Inc., is pleased to announce that the Council will be presenting a "Problem Gambling & The Law Conference," the first of it's kind for Pennsylvania, as the Council continues on reach out throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in providing help and resources to those citizens in the commonwealth affected by problem gambling behavior. This one-day conference is designed for judges, attorneys, law enforcement, EAP's and others from the criminal justice and legal system.

The Conference will be held on Monday, November 16th of 2009, at the Holiday Inn East, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

"We are very fortunate to have internationally known Judge Mark Farrell from New York present at our conference on the Gambling Court system. Similar to Drug Courts, Gambling Courts can save thousands of dollars per case when implemented. Judge Farrell will be joined by members of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, author Michael Burke, JD, and members from both the Pennsylvania and New Jersey impaired attorneys employee assistance programs

"The Council will take this opportunity to acknowledge the lifetime of contributions to assist problem gamblers by Judge Mary Colins, immediate past president of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board who will receive the CCGPA Lifetime Achievement Award.

We would like to thank our sponsors from the Gaming Industry, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, and the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs. Their support has made it possible for us to offer excellent CLE's for Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Maryland attorneys as they learn about the state of the art of joining treatment partners and the criminal justice system into an effective cost containing system of real justice and change. Registration details and hotel reservation information can be found at www.pacouncil.com or call 1-215-389-4008 for further details.

SOURCE Council on Compulsive Gambling of Pennsylvania