Maryland HB1409 mandates a prevalence study on problem gambling and establishes a fund for treatment services.
Maryland HB1409 requires the Secretary of Health to conduct a prevalence study and replication studies to measure the rate of problem and pathological in-person and mobile gambling in the state. The initial study on in-person gambling must be completed by July 1, 2009, and the initial study on mobile gambling by July 1, 2031. The Secretary must contract with an independent researcher to conduct these studies.
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