Betting is the action of gambling money on the outcome of a race, game, or other unpredictable event according to the English dictionary .The act has existed for over 2500 years from the time of the Greeks to the roman empire where people were able to bet everything including their wives children and personal property .This is the brief history of the game.
In Uganda, commercial betting has existed since 2009 when the first company made it official for betting . this has developed over the years to now where Uganda has more than 20 Betting companies registered by the national gaming board
The love for betting in Uganda has developed reaching unimaginable levels over the years . Currently as estimated 5% of men undertake betting at least once every weak .
This because of the easiness the game promises ,place a dollar on say two matches with big odds walk away with a million. This sugar coating has captured millions of Ugandans into betting .
Also the easy accessibility brought about by easy internet acess coupled with vigorous advertising have been key into driving Ugandans into the betting. One might argue that warnings are placed on the adverts of how its addictive and psychologically harmful however this is taken in by very few people who follow the adverts .
On a lighter side, betting has been recorded as the easiest way to bag millions of money in the least time possible . Some few betters can tell you that they have been able to do imaginable things using this same magic as promised in the adverts like taking care of families , feeding and even developing personal wealth
Therefore the choice is yours to choose where to be on such a sensitive topic that has been discussed over the years of whether it is an advantage or disadvantage to people and the country at large ,though people will keep pushing for it as well as discouraging it
