Gambling: A Sure Bet? Kenya

The Compass

• Episode: Gambling: A Sure Bet? Kenya
• Website: The Compass
• Feed URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p035w97h/episodes/downloads.rss
• Duration: 00:27:33
• Published: 2021-04-21 03:32

Jonah is a university student, and a gambler. For him it is the only way he can earn a living. He explains why there are so few opportunities for young Kenyans like him and why betting on foreign football matches has become such an attractive and easy way to make money to fund his university studies. Gambling behaviour expert, Dr Heather Wardle, wants tougher laws on gambling but she wonders how that might impact the University students who need the money they earn from betting. Producer: Lydia Thomas (Photo: Jonah betting on the Premier League with his friends)