Popular media personality Blakk Rasta has expressed deep concern over the growing trend of betting in Ghana, calling for an outright ban on the practice.
Speaking on his Urban Blend show on 3FM monitored by MyNewsGh, he claimed that gambling has become more addictive than hard drugs, yet the country has embraced it as a norm.
“Betting is very, very contagious. It hooks you even more than crack and cocaine! Yet we have decided to legalize it in this country,” he fumed.
Blakk Rasta cited research indicating that nearly half of the Ghanaian population is involved in betting.
“42% of Ghanaians are engaged in sports betting. How many Ghanaians vote? How many pay their taxes? But they will wake up and throw their hard-earned money into betting!” he exclaimed.
He further criticized the Gaming Commission’s recent move to clamp down on betting centers near schools and religious institutions, dismissing it as ineffective.
“You say you will shut down betting centers near churches and schools. What sense does that make? Betting can take place even in our bedrooms! The best way to fight this cancer is to ban betting entirely,” he declared.
Blakk Rasta argued that Ghana’s dependency on gambling reflects a deeper societal problem.
“A country that throws everything to chance, instead of using scientific methods, has no future! We cannot develop if we keep betting our lives away,” he concluded.
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