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South Africa’s R1.5-trillion gambling habit… And the poor are paying | SA News

Shabodien Roomanay|Published

South Africa is in the midst of a betting boom so vast it barely registers as a national crisis. In the past decade, and especially since Covid-19, gambling has migrated from casinos and racetracks into the most intimate space imaginable: the smartphone.

There, in bedrooms, taxis, hostels and factories, fortunes are chased and quietly lost. This is not simply entertainment. It is one of the largest ongoing transfers of wealth from low-income households to corporate balance sheets in modern South African history.

The numbers are staggering. Legal gambling activity has exploded to levels once unimaginable. 

According to some reports,…

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