Mustapha Ussif, the sports minister, has observed that young people in Ghana spend their time gambling rather than engaging in worthwhile activities that promote their personal development.
Instead of betting online, he lamented the plight of young people at numerous betting shops and centers.
What he said was, “What I’ve seen is that the youth are congregating at these stores the whole day, becoming really addicted to gaming, instead of using their time for very useful pursuits.”
“My main concern is that they should be spending more time in those places because you may even be doing something worthwhile today and betting online,”
The website asaaseradio.com quotes Ussif.
The betting economy in Ghana has become a very lucrative one as the youth of Ghana have adopted the practice as their dependent source of income.
Some have attributed the high patronage to the high levels of unemployment in the country.