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Surge in betting fuels poverty and crime across West Africa – Nextier report
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By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA— A new policy analysis has warned that the fast-growing gambling industry in low-income areas of Nigeria, Ghana, and Sierra Leone is worsening economic hardship for young people and may be driving increased debt, youth unrest, and certain kinds of crime. Betting shops have become a common sight in slums, motor parks, […] The post Surge in betting fuels poverty and crime across West Africa – Nextier report appeared first on Vanguard News.
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