Betting was introduced to keep African youth in poverty – Ex-gambler 

“[Betting is ]a way for the white man to cripple the African youth so that the youth wouldn’t have a better future,” he said.

“Activities such as going to the stadium and entertaining myself were not my father’s responsibility, so I had to get that money by myself, and since I didn’t want to steal, I invested it into betting. But I wasn’t lucky; my friends too weren’t lucky.”

Ali further revealed that before finally quitting sports betting, he spent close to GHc10,000 on bets and won back just GHc200

“Last year, I spent almost ₵10,000 on betting, and I won only ₵200. So per my calculations, if I am to combine the monies I have spent [on betting in eight years], it would be more than the GDP of Ghana,” he stated.