How should law deal with gambling addiction?

What should the government do when gambling addict citᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚizens are throwing away their money and property on gambling, and probably hurting their fa༒mily 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 relatives can seek guardiansh꧙ip from a court and get control over financial matters of the gambling addict including his income 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 🎃gambling activities since 2009 in the💖 country except in four legal gambling zones in Siberia.

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