[HTML][HTML] Gambling in Sub-Saharan Africa: traditional forms and emerging technologies

BKY Bitanihirwe, T Adebisi, C Bunn… - Current Addiction …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The gambling industry in Africa has seen substantial growth and
evolution over recent years with a growing body of literature describing these shifts. Here …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of gambling in Sub-Saharan Africa: findings from a comparative policy analysis

JM Sichali, C Bunn, D McGee, VK Marionneau… - Public Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives Commercial gambling markets have undergone unprecedented expansion and
diversification in territories across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This gambling boom has …

Setting the scene: a scoping review of gambling research in Ghana

E Badu, J Hallett, D Vujcich, G Crawford… - Health Promotion …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Ghana, like many other African countries, has seen a rapid expansion in gambling industry
activity in the last decade with sports betting becoming a popular pastime among young …

[PDF][PDF] Young people and gambling in sub-Saharan Africa: towards a critical research agenda

F Glozah, C Bunn, JM Sichali, JS Yendork… - Journal of the British …, 2023 - eprints.gla.ac.uk
Recent decades have seen gambling become a highly lucrative industry across sub-
Saharan Africa. Fuelled by the democratisation of access to digital finance and internet …

An overview of gambling in Nigeria

CM Aguocha, S George - BJPsych International, 2021 - cambridge.org
Gambling, legal and illegal, is popular in Nigeria. Lack of stringent regulation and
enforcement, coupled with the rise in online gambling opportunities, has resulted in …

[HTML][HTML] Problem gambling among young people in sub-Saharan Africa

D Ssewanyana, B Bitanihirwe - Frontiers in public health, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Gambling is a cross-cultural and global activity which typically involves the wagering of
money or an item of monetary value on an outcome that is governed by chance. Although …

Socio economic effects of gambling: Evidence from Kampala City, Uganda

G Ahaibwe, CP Lakuma, M Katunze, J Mawejje - 2016 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
Since the year 2000, the gambling industry in Uganda has experienced a rapid increase in
activity, with various new modes and facilities being introduced. The proliferation of …

Unregulated gambling in South African townships: A policy conundrum?

L Scott, G Barr - Journal of Gambling Studies, 2013 - Springer
This study was designed to explore the nature of informal or illegal gambling in South
African townships, to investigate what motivates people to participate in this form of …

Gambling experiences, problems and policy in I ndia: a historical analysis

V Benegal - Addiction, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aims This paper seeks to provide a historical overview of gambling and contemporary anti‐
gambling legislation in I ndia. Methods Based on a review of available literature, including …

[PDF][PDF] Gambling addiction and threat to development in Kenya: assessing the risks and problems of gamblers in changing society

MN Amutabi - Journal of African Interdisciplinary Studies, 2018 - cedred.org
Gambling is on the rise in Kenya. There have been fears that Kenya is becoming a nation of
gamblers. On May 2, 2017 Sportpesa, a sports betting firm in Kenya declared 28 year old …