Sports Betting has exploded across Africa. But are the betting companies playing it straight? Do the punters really understand the odds they’re up against? And who is getting rich from the thrill of the beautiful game?
BBC Africa Eye follows one young football fan on a journey across Uganda, to find out what happens when global companies target some of the poorest and most vulnerable people on the continent.
Collins Muhinda has been betting on football since he was a kid – but on this journey, he discovers an industry that can have a devastating impact on the lives of young Africans, and an epidemic of compulsive gambling that makes him question his own betting habits.
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What happens inside the brain of a gambling addict when they make a bet – and can the secret to their addiction be found within the brain itself? BBC Panorama filmed a unique experiment designed to find out. Wendy Bendel’s partner killed himself after struggling with a 20-year gambling addiction. In a confession he wrote for Wendy he singled out the high-stakes, high-frequency fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) found in bookmakers across the UK. These machines offer gamblers a choice of games, and combine potentially high stakes with the chance of a win every 20 seconds.
Join Wendy on tonight’s Panorama, as she seeks to find out why these machines can be so addictive, and are so controversial.
Panorama – Why are Gambling Machines Addictive? is broadcast on BBC One on Monday 12 September at 20:30.
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Wow! Amazing documentary. So informative! Many thanks Collins – from your backyard, Uganda …
https://youtu.be/J2U8_MlwlYE NO Spike Lee to AFCON
Gambling is a slippery slop no matter who are or where you live. Who will never gambling and earn a living
Treat gambling as a buisnees u will never loose
All this is Fuck suck bullshit without knowledge gambling is bad u need to be full of knowledge of sport on which u bet
Only gamble with what you’re afford to lose. And if you can’t afford to lose please don’t gamble, invest that money instead fellow africans. Save take that money invest in a little business. Dont gamble for a living. Gamble for fun and with what you can afford to lose.
You can't watch a match in this days while being bomb with betting sites ads. In the field and during breaks.
Job well done Collins.
Luck is never in your hands
Same thing here in Jamaica 🇯🇲 💯
Nouveau son family
https://youtu.be/XSG6Y_zCySM
not gonna cap, i be betting like a mf
when you start gambling it's like drug you become addict you dont know how to stop and i know what i am talking about because i am addict now
Again thank BBC African Eye for this documentary.
Poverty is a very strong weapon that is being use to manipulate a very large number of people especially in Africa.
It is not only in Sport Betting but in religion (churches) politics and governance, crime and violence.
A poor man will do anything no matter how stupid it to think that thing will free him out of poverty.
Please BBC we need this very type of investigation on Sport Betting in Nigeria. Our own betting companies will be more that 44, and we also have our government reps as owners of betting company, our sport men, celebrities are brand ambassadors of betting companies. It is hell and terrible here.
Nice to see Africans interview Africans especially this guy, he's amazing,talented and is a local with knowledge about the topic, great job my Brother.
gambling is negative sum game. u never wn. the hose always wins
I lost $3000 dollar on betting read that again $3000 dollar in Uganda and Kenya
Gambling is a habit..it is not caused by unemployment as the guys in this doc try to claim..even in the developed world with way less unemployment betting is a huge problem..betting is fuelled by greed and it draws you into a highly addictive habit of gambling…some play it safe only putting in what they can afford to lose..some take stupid risks and put in what they cannot afford to lose and that’s how they destroy their lives
All I've seen here is stupid pundicts. Bet smart not foolishly… Bet what you can loose
this is suppose to be done in nigerian
I work with a gambling addict at my job who says he won $1,200 after only putting $20 in recently. This same person always tells me how he always loses a ton of money gambling. Does the $1,200 he won outweigh the thousands of dollars he has lost over the years? I don't think so.
Wow Allah is the greatest….there is a whole verse in quran where Allah explains why gambling is prohibited 🚫…any one wants evidence ask me!…
I wonder if a gambling addict can be satisfied with a virtual gambling (without real money) like GTA online casino for example
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kQrLkm9VPkQ
SAY NO TO GAMBLING… BUT TRADING WITH KNOWLEDGE IS NOT GAMBLING … DONT FALL FOR EASY MONEY 💰💰✌️🙏🙏
I played not for gain but for sport !
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*https://youtu.be/3n2PFrmektY
I’m not sure what to think, I think all gamblers are different like finger prints
This habbit very dangarous than drugs
The government is suppose to be making it easier for its citizens. Us as humans are suppose to make life easier for us. Yet the government takes advantage of its citizens to make money. Im not blaming the government… Im just saying they're not helping. Humans should make life easier for humans. We as a species can't be that stupid….
Please if you're reading this… you always win if you DONT play.
Wel were they gonna encourage gambling addiction like bruh😂point out the obvious some more looool
I feel like this applies to some of the people on wallstreetbets tbh
I’m addicted to greyhound and Trott races
Responsible gambling? Why there isn’t a responsible drugs ? Because gambling bring huge revenue to the authorities and that’s why this bull shit brain washes us for so many decades .
THE REAL AND BIG WINNING IN HISTORY IS
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STOP GAMBLING ‼️‼️
GOD ALREADY GIVE ME SECOND CHANCE!! 😭😭
1st..my wife pick me up on a middle night, no place to sleep and i'm suffering outside house of gamblers gang!!
2nd…My mother n my sister pick me up in budget hotel, i'm suffering and hungry!!! i'm crying with my bank receipt and loans!! MY MOTHER PUNCH ME AND HIT ME 😭😭
NOW I'M BEING SAFE WITH MY MOTHER ♥️♥️♥️♥️
THANK TO GOD🙏🙏🙏
Its odd nobody has commented here
Three years ago, when I was a student, I rent a room and lived alone. I started to play game out of sheer boredom and I promptly addicted to it. I had tried in vain to quit it for almost one year until I found support from my family. Though game, I think, is much easier to quit than gambling, I partialy understand how addicts feel. And I think that to quit something like games, alcohol, gambling, etc we definitely need help from others( family, friends, partners, doctor and psychologist). It's nearly impossible to do it by yourself. We need a supportive community because this is a hard challenge, a very long journey to go. Hope you can find your right support and successfully overcome this.
i am 31 and i still i wish mom never gamble we lost our lives childhood happiness. her friend introduced her to gambling my became evil. we lack food, clothes, love, negleted because of this game. we al left school cuz mom would everything thousands in a day. oh why didnt God stop her. my life would of been great in my childhood
ADD §303 a §303 b and c with §202 voila you trust them? I dont .