Amended in Assembly March 7, 2013

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

House Resolution No. 8

Introduced by Assembly Member Hall

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(Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Bigelow, Bloom, Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chávez, Chesbro, Conway, Cooley, Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eggman, Fong, Fox, Frazier, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gordon, Gorell, Gray, Hagman, Harkey, Roger Hernández, Holden, Hueso, Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Logue, Maienschein, Mansoor, Medina, Melendez, Mitchell, Morrell, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Nestande, Olsen, Pan, Patterson, Perea, John A. Pérez, V. Manuel Pérez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Salas, Skinner, Ting, Torres, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk, Williams, and Yamada)

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February 19, 2013

House Resolution No. 8—Relative to Problem Gambling Awareness Week.

WHEREAS, The National Council on Problem Gambling has designated the week of March 3, 2013, to March 9, 2013, inclusive, as National Problem Gambling Awareness Week; and

WHEREAS, Problem gambling is a public health issue affecting Californians to lose relationships, homes, jobs, and possessions. Problem gambling is isolating and has a significant societal and economic cost; and

WHEREAS, The Office of Problem and Pathological Gambling, the Gambling Studies Program at the University of California, Los Angeles, and trained authorized therapists throughout the state have provided services to more than 3,100 clients affected by problem gambling behavior; and

WHEREAS, The Office of Problem and Pathological Gambling has now interpreted treatment services available in the Sacramento area to help licensed therapists treat limited English speaking California residents; and

WHEREAS, Individuals, professionals, and organizations within
California have come together to educate the public about the
negative impacts of problem gambling behavior and to raise
awareness of treatment services available locally and nationally;
and

WHEREAS, The Bureau of Gambling Control within the
Department of Justice, the California Gambling Control
Commission, the California State Lottery, the California Friday
Night Live Partnership, the California Gaming Association, the
California Tribal Business Alliance, Media Solutions, the NICOS
Chinese Health Coalition, and the National Asian Pacific American
Families Against Substance Abuse (NAPAFASA) have joined the
Office of Problem and Pathological Gambling within the State
Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs and the California
Council on Problem Gambling in a collaborative effort to promote
problem gambling prevention and treatment programs; now,
therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the
week of March 3, 2013, to March 9, 2013, inclusive, be recognized
as Problem Gambling Awareness Week and the agencies and
organizations described above be commended for their concerted
effort to raise public awareness of problem gambling; and be it
further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies
of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.