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The Health Care Authority (HCA) is lead agency for the Problem Gambling Task Force (PGTF)—a joint legislative work group funded by the Washington State Legislature in 2019.
The PGTF was created to review existing outreach, prevention, and treatment resources for problem and disordered gambling, and determine if services need to be increased.
To further explore and address challenges and opportunities related to problem gambling in Washington State, the PGTF will review:
The task force will make recommendations to the Washington State Legislature. The recommendations provide the foundation for interim and final reports. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the due date for the final report has been extended.
The recommendations will address these topics:
The task force meets quarterly through 2022.
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Date |
Location |
Materials |
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| September 12, 2022 | Zoom | Â |
| August 24, 2022 | Zoom | Â |
| July 27, 2022 | Zoom | Meeting notes (7/27/2022) |
| May 25, 2022 | Zoom | Meeting notes (5/25/2022) |
| January 4, 2022 | Zoom | Meeting notes (01/04/2022) |
| September 29, 2021 | Zoom | Meeting notes (09/29/2021) |
| May 26, 2021 | Zoom | Meeting notes (05/26/2021) |
| February 23, 2021 | Zoom | Meeting notes (02/23/2021) |
| September 21, 2020 | Zoom | Meeting notes (09/21/2020) |
| July 28, 2020 | Zoom | Meeting notes (07/28/2020) |
| April 20, 2020 | Zoom | Meeting notes (04/20/2020) |
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January 6, 2020 |
Health Care Authority |
This report represents the successful three-year collaboration among Problem Gambling Task Force (PGTF) members and subject matter experts. The recommendations and strategies reflect their deep expertise and perspective and offer a road map for improved problem gambling awareness, prevention, treatment, and recovery services in Washington State.
View the full report and the report's appendices.
Email:Â HCAProblemGambling@hca.wa.gov
