WHAT IS GAMBLING COURT?

It is a therapeutic, intervention and rehabilitative approach — within the criminal justice system and under judicial supervision — for defendants who commit non-violent crimes because of gambling addiction.

• Who is eligible for Gambling Court?

• What is the screening process?

• Where are Gambling Courts?

• Who are the typical persons in Gambling Treatment Court?

• Who comprises the Gambling Court Treatment Team?

• The Challenges

• What is Problem Gambling?

• The history of Gambling Court

• How Gambling Treatment Court works.

• Gambling is everywhere!!!

Judge Farrell is a member of the New York Council on Problem Gambling (NYCPG - Board of Directors), National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG), International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL), and the European Association for Study of Gambling (EASG).