How should law deal with gambling addiction?

What should the government do when gambling addict citiꦅzens are throwing away their money and property on gambling, and probably๊ hurting their family or children in the process?

A new law recently passed in Russia has a provision for declaring gambling addicts as incompetent, in the same way as alcohol or drug addicts. If someone is found to be a gambling addict and put his/her family in a difficult financial situation for the same, close relat🌄ives can seek guardianship from a court and get control over financial matters of the gambling addict including his iꦗncome and property. In India, similar treatment is prescribed by law if a person is found to be of unsound mind.

Russia has declared a war on gambling, and has banned 💜all ga𝕴mbling activities since 2009 in the country except in four legal gambling zones in Siberia.

Do you think this is a positive step or too much restriction on individual freedom? Is such a law desirable in India, if that would mean social gam🐓bling can be decriminalized?