From WPSU's "Live Conversations": Gambling is a growing business in Pennsylvania. Along with traditional casinos and online gaming are mini-casinos, including one proposed for State College. While the industry is generating record-breaking revenues, there are questions about mental health and safety.
Interactive gaming, or online gambling, became legal in Pennsylvania in 2017. In the first assessment of how this policy change is impacting Pennsylvanians, a recently released report by Penn State researchers and the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs found that approximately 1 in 10 Pennsylvanians engage in interactive gaming.
Raffy Luquis, associate professor of health education in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, was recently elected to serve a three-year term as president-elect, president, and past-president of the board of trustees of the Society for Public Health Education.
