Sec. 461A.106. COMPULSIVE GAMBLING PROGRAM. (a) The department shall establish a program for:
(1) public education, research, and training regarding problem or compulsive gambling; and
(2) the treatment and prevention of problem or compulsive gambling.
(b) The department's program under Subsection (a) must include:
(1) establishing and maintaining a list of Internet sites and toll-free "800" telephone numbers of nonprofit entities that provide crisis counseling and referral services to families experiencing difficulty as a result of problem or compulsive gambling;
(2) promoting public awareness regarding the recognition and prevention of problem or compulsive gambling;
(3) facilitating, through in-service training and other means, the availability of effective assistance programs for problem or compulsive gamblers; and
(4) conducting studies to identify adults and juveniles in this state who are, or who are at risk of becoming, problem or compulsive gamblers.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1158, eff. April 2, 2015.
Last modified: September 28, 2016