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Review
. 2021 May;18(2):30-32.
doi: 10.1192/bji.2020.28.

An overview of gambling in Nigeria

Chinyere Mirian Aguocha  1 , Sanju George  2
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Review

An overview of gambling in Nigeria

Chinyere Mirian Aguocha et al. BJPsych Int. 2021 May.

Abstract

Gambling, legal and illegal, is popular in Nigeria. Lack of stringent regulation and enforcement, coupled with the rise in online gambling opportunities, has resulted in increased gambling-related harm. There needs to be a multipronged public health strategy to address the harms of gambling and for this the government, gambling industry, policy makers and academic experts need to engage in a meaningful debate.

Keywords: Gambling; Nigeria; policy; public health; research.

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None. Supplementary materialFor supplementary material accompanying this paper visit http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bji.2020.28. click here to view supplementary material

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