Trevor Noah highlights dark side of gambling on podcast

Alyssia Birjalal

Recently, South African export Trevor Noah took to his What Now? With Trevor Noah podcast to tackle a pressing issue that impacts countless South Africans and people worldwide: gambling. With mobile casino games being played by a staggering 71% of the population, South Africa has established itself as the largest gambling market on the African continent, according to the African Gambling Market Forecast. A survey from online sports betting platform Bettabets sheds further light on this trend, revealing that nearly half of all gamblers are navigating these challenging waters in a bid to meet escalating cost-of-living expenses ranging from school fees to rent. Alarmingly, 70% admitted to gambling primarily to supplement their income rather than for leisure. During the podcast, which featured his good friend and author Khaya Dlanga as…

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