[HTML][HTML] Regulation of gambling in Sub-Saharan Africa: findings from a comparative policy analysis

JM Sichali, C Bunn, D McGee, VK Marionneau… - Public Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives Commercial gambling markets have undergone unprecedented expansion and
diversification in territories across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This gambling boom has …

The growth of sports betting in Malawi: corporate strategies, public space and public health

C Bunn, O Mtema, J Songo, M Udedi - Public health, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives Gambling is increasingly positioned as a public health issue, with links to a wide
range of harms for individuals, communities and societies. Malawi has experienced a rapid …

The nexus between the increasing involvement of youth in betting games and unemployment: the Nigerian perspective

GO Olaore, BO Adejare, EE Udofia - Journal of Humanities and …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose Betting games have become a global industry worth billions of dollars providing
employment to millions and contributing to the gross domestic product (GDP) of several …

Unemployment, hustling, and waithood: exploring Zimbabwean urban male youth's utilisation of ICT in soccer betting

M Magidi, T Gwekwerere - Humanities and Social Sciences …, 2024 - nature.com
This article explores how urban male youth in Zimbabwe have created economies of hustle
and waithood through soccer betting to ensure alternative means of survival in a country …

Young people and gambling in sub-Saharan Africa: towards a critical research agenda

F Glozah, C Bunn, JM Sichali, JS Yendork… - Journal of the British …, 2023 - eprints.gla.ac.uk
Recent decades have seen gambling become a highly lucrative industry across sub-
Saharan Africa. Fuelled by the democratisation of access to digital finance and internet …

Women who watch and support English football in Zimbabwe: a transnational analysis of female fandoms

M Kudzai Chiweshe, T Choto - Soccer & Society, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In this paper, we explore the lived experiences of women who watch and support English
football teams in Zimbabwe. We utilized a qualitative research approach that included in …

'They say “easy money”, telling you to predict the games': An interview study with sports bettors in Lilongwe, Malawi

C Bunn, O Mtema, L Nkhwazi, G Reith… - The Global Gambling …, 2022 - Springer
The gambling industry in Malawi has grown rapidly over the last 5 years. Fuelled by mobile
technologies and roadside kiosks, sports betting has become particularly visible. A leading …

Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League in the context of COVID 19

G Dandah, MK Chiweshe - Journal of Global Sport Management, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The paper examines the emerging impact of COVID-19 on soccer in Zimbabwe. It focuses
on the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League (ZPSL) to highlight how football leagues with …

[HTML][HTML] Case Report: A gambling-related suicide in rural Malawi

JM Sichali, A Dube, L Kachiwanda… - Wellcome open …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background As in many other countries across sub-Saharan Africa, Malawi's commercial
gambling sector has grown considerably in recent years. Driven by the widespread …

Introduction: Towards a Sociology of Sports Gambling

D McGee, C Bunn - Gambling and Sports in a Global Age, 2023 - emerald.com
In 2017, British gambling firm, bet365, released an advert featuring celebrity actor and
'brand ambassador', Ray Winstone, walking through a dimly lit snooker hall, with a …