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Air Date: Friday, November 16, 2018

Problem Gambling Court Soon To Be In Session

  • Coming up on Friday's program... 

  • For some people, the fun of slot machines and blackjack tables ends and the compulsion to gamble begins. That is why a new court aims to divert people who have turned to crime to feed the habit away from jail and into treatment. 

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