What's Really at Stake
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board campaign against underage gambling, launched 11 March 2026 at the start of Problem Gambling Awareness Month and the NCAA tournament, with social and online ads, a dedicated website, and parent and educator materials developed by the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs.
- Years
- 2026
- Country
- United States
- Topic
- Gambling
- Asks people to
- Never startTalk to someone
- Strategy
- Service linkSimple instruction
- Channel
- SchoolSocial (paid)Website
- Audience
- ParentsYouthYoung people, their families and educators.
Evidence
NoneUnknown
No evaluation found.
Sponsor (who paid)
- Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board State local government, creator and funder
- Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs State local government, partner (parent and educator materials)
- Council on Compulsive Gambling of Pennsylvania NGO, partner (1-800-GAMBLER helpline)
Credits (who made it)
Not recorded yet.
Sources
Research notes
Drafted by Claude (Claude Code) on 2026-10-28 for #130 from the sources listed; unreviewed, including the cardSummary. The launch report's youth gambling statistic appears garbled ('33.7 of youth younger than 18 gambled'); don't quote it. Agency and budget not stated.
Record cases/pa-pgcb-whats-really-at-stake.json, updated 2026-10-28· Link to this campaign