Section 19-802 - Findings.
§ 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.]