Online gambling is terrible news for SA’s youth

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With unemployment rampant, many young people are turning to online betting platforms. Failing to win, many continue betting, losing money and themselves in the process.

The nature of any addiction is such that it rarely ever solely affects the addict. Loved ones, friends and family are affected as well — because we live in community with one another. Because of addiction, there are many stories of pain, loss, regret and shame. There are stories about the world of gambling too and, though rarely, about people overcoming it all and what it takes.Melissa Morris is a 27-year-old woman based in Cape Town.

Morris says it was easy for her to use Lottostar because the process of depositing money into the platform was relatively simple. This is often the case for a number of these online platforms. Growing up, Morris was exposed to slot machines in pubs that her father frequented. There’s nothing being done to protect vulnerable people. It shouldn’t be advertised on a daytime radio station.“Initially, I would say, ‘What’s R100?’ and eventually began putting in between R500 to R1,000,” she says. “You could do it on the phone and it mimicked the slots I was already used to. I kept putting my money in a black hole and eventually didn’t even have money for food. I would get some money back but use that as credit to earn more money in an endless cycle.

“Not enough is being done to blatantly show that this is a trap. There’s nothing being done to protect vulnerable people. It shouldn’t be advertised on a daytime radio station. If I had had a bank card, I could have linked it to this platform in the hopes of winning this elusive jackpot.”Kamogelo Motsiane is a 25-year-old woman based in Johannesburg.

 

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