Maryland Code, HEALTH – GENERAL 19-802
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- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
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.