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US News -- The Nevada Legislature wrapped up its session without passing a bill that would have allowed the Department of Human Resources to use $250,000 of the state's funds to help problem gamblers. Carol O'Hare, the executive director of the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling said a similar bill may be introduced at the next session. "We can't take 'no' for an answer," she said. "We know these people struggle to have access to the resources they need."
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