Gamblers Like Me: The Dark Side of Sports Betting – BBC Africa optic documentary

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 optic follows one young football game fan on a journey across Uganda, to regain 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 game since he was a kid – but on this journey, he discovers an industry that can take hold 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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