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Maine Holds Problem Gambling Awareness Week

AUGUSTA, Maine – As reported by the Portsmouth Herald News: "Gov. John Baldacci has declared March 6-12 National Problem Gambling Awareness Week throughout the state.

"He issued a proclamation in which he joined the combined efforts of the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Substance Abuse Services, the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations, the Gambling Control Board and the National Council on Problem Gambling in their efforts to raise public awareness of this issue.

"…The joint efforts of the awareness week are geared toward creating a society where those affected by problem gambling are able to identify the problem and know where they can go to access professional services that help minimize the consequences of problem gambling…"

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