Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HB2879: An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for online gambling public health and consumer protection; and establishing a restricted account within the Compulsive and Problem Gambling Treatment Fund and the Online Problem Gambling Public Health Task Force.
Status: In committee, October 21, 2026
What the bill says
Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for online gambling public health and consumer protection; and establishing a restricted account within the Compulsive and Problem Gambling Treatment Fund and the Online Problem Gambling Public Health Task Force.
From the introduced text, October 21, 2026:
Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for online gambling public health and consumer protection; and establishing a restricted account within the Compulsive and Problem Gambling Treatment Fund and the Online Problem Gambling Public Health Task Force. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Title 35 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a chapter to read: CHAPTER 60 ONLINE GAMBLING PUBLIC HEALTH AND CONSUMER PROTECTION Sec. 6001. Scope of chapter. 6002. Legislative intent. 6003. Definitions. 6004. Duties of department, Online Problem Gambling Public Health Task Force and cooperation. 6005. Online gambling public health protections. 6006. Communications with consumers. 6007. Problem gambling education, prevention, treatment and funding. 6008. Data collection for research. 6009. Rulemaking. 6010. Enforcement. 6011. Severability. § 6001. Scope of chapter. This chapter relates to online gambling public health and consumer protection. § 6002. Legislative intent. The General Assembly recognizes the following public policy purposes and declares that the following objectives of the Commonwealth are to be served by this chapter: (1) A major change to Pennsylvania's gambling industry has been the increased availability of online gambling, including greater access to Internet and mobile betting platforms, which has become the fastest method of gambling for both traditional casino-style gambling and sports betting. (2) The …