Section 19-802 - Findings. - Maryland Statutes

§ 19-802. Findings.
 

The General Assembly finds that: 

(1) Problem gambling is a serious social problem; 

(2) There is evidence that the availability of gambling increases the risk of becoming a problem gambler; and 

(3) This State, with its extensive legalized gambling, has an obligation to provide a program of treatment for problem gamblers. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 1K; 1982, ch. 21, § 2; 2007 Sp. Sess., ch. 4.]