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HARRISBURG, PA: Two executives with the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (“PGCB”) will be key participants in roundtable discussion next week on responsible gambling hosted by The American Gaming Association (“AGA”).

PGCB Executive Director Kevin O’Toole will provide opening remarks at the event to be held in Harrisburg at the Speaker K. Leroy Irvis Office Building on Tuesday, September 30, 2025 beginning at noon. The PGCB’s Director of Compulsive and Problem Gaming, Liz Lanza, will then be a participant in a panel that will also include representatives from the Council on Compulsive Gaming of Pennsylvania, Penn National Gaming and Fanduel.

The roundtable’s purpose is to bring together AGA leadership, PA regulators and industry representatives to spotlight how the legal gaming industry is collaborating to advance the next generation of responsible gambling initiatives. The event comes during “Responsible Gaming Education Month” that emphasizes and reinforces how regulators and operators can use technology as an effective tool to provide players with opportunities to better control their gambling activities.

“As the regulatory agency, when we recognize the continued growth of online gaming, we need to be particularly cognizant of problem gambling issues, and we need to assess whether our efforts, and those of the gaming industry, are effective in assisting those gamblers who need help,” O’Toole says. “We appreciate the efforts of the AGA to bring parties together at this roundtable and allow ideas and discussion to occur at the Capitol.”

The AGA is the national trade group representing the U.S. casino industry with a mission to foster a policy and business environment where legal, regulated gaming thrives. The AGA estimates that its members represent a $329 billion industry supporting 1.8 million jobs.

About the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is tasked to oversee all aspects of gambling involving 17 land-based casinos, online casino games, retail and online sports wagering, and Video Gaming Terminals (VGTs) at qualified truck stops, along with the regulation of online fantasy sports contests.

The land-based casino industry in Pennsylvania consists of six racetrack (Category 1) casinos, five stand-alone (Category 2) casinos, two resort (Category 3) casinos and four mini-casinos (Category 4). A significant job generator in the Commonwealth, casinos and the other types of Board-regulated gaming generated $2.8 billion in tax revenue and fees in State Fiscal Year 2024/25.

Additional information about both the PGCB’s gaming regulatory efforts and Pennsylvania’s gaming industry can be found at gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov.