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Explore the societal and economic effects of gambling, along with proposed solutions to address associated challenges effectively. Gambling’s social and economic implications have long been a source of discussion. Many people see this as a means to relax and unwind, while others are harshly critical of this activity because of the potential for addiction. There is, however, no objective way to evaluate the social and economic effects of gambling because all judgments are subjective. Depending on whether you approach this examination from a global or personal perspective, the results may be different. Although some people find gambling to be a

Data analytics is transforming football predictions as tools and techniques are consistently being designed to enhance accuracy and precision in football betting. In this article, we uncover the huge impact of data analytics in football betting. The Power of Data in Football Predictions In football betting, data analytics is used to collect, analyse, and interpret data to make informed predictions. This includes several metrics, such as player stats, team performance, head-to-head results, and external factors like injuries, fatigue, and weather conditions. Data analytics in football predictions is useful in the following ways:  Transforming Raw Data to Useful Piece of Information

Having launched the first of their 84 retail betting shops in 2000, followed by their online sportsbook presence in 2006, and the Mobile Casino in 2009, South Africans with a predilection for sports betting and casino games are quite familiar with the Hollywoodbets brand. Hollywoodbets currently offers fast, easy access to just about every conceivable form of online gambling entertainment.  Their huge number of sportsbook markets accept a wide array of pre-match and live in-play sports betting options on horse racing, soccer, numerous local and international lotteries, tennis, rugby, cricket, and tons of others. The Hollywoodbets casino, similarly impressive, offers

By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke Although having an online presence is quite affordable today, some small and medium scale businesses still struggle with the question of whether they should have an online presence or not. Plainly and expectedly, you would think that this question should not come up at all due to the huge exposure that the internet gives many businesses today. Regardless, as a small business that does not have huge capital, every penny spent must return reasonable or significant value. Hence, do not be surprised that this question pops up once in a while. Jumia as a startup/business that runs

By Adedapo Adesanya The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has disclosed that the Ukraine war and other conflicts have forced about 100 million people to flee to safety. According to UNHCROpens in a new window report, the number of forcibly displaced people worldwide rose to 90 million by the end of 2021, propelled by new waves of violence or protracted conflict in countries including Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Myanmar, Nigeria, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. So far in 2022, the war in Ukraine has displaced 8 million within the country this year and forced around 6 million to

By Investors Hub The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to a lower opening on Monday, with stocks likely to see some further downside following the pullback seen late in the previous session. Ongoing concerns about the escalating U.S.-China trade dispute are likely to weigh on Wall Street after Google suspended some of its business with Chinese tech giant Huawei. Google has cut Huawei off from business involving the transfer of hardware, software and technical services, complying with an order by President Donald Trump blocking the sale or transfer of U.S. technology to Huawei. ?We are complying with the

By Oremade Oyedeji In one of my previous articles published a few months back titled Pandemic of the Prodigal Generation, I predicted that Nigeria’s politics will reset to align with the coming post-pandemic changes in world political thought and the balance of power. This is because it is no longer business as usual. Pretty much is former president Olusegun Obabsanjo shaking things up with his comments and captioned in news headlines like Nigeria is a fail state. I strongly encourage former President Goodluck Jonathan to follow suit. In response to his comments, I saw this screaming headline on the internet

By Dipo Olowookere The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reportedly directed banks not to honour bids from retail investors in the country for treasury bills from Friday, November 29, 2019. This directive is coming despite assurances from the Debt Management Office (DMO) that local investors, both individuals and institutional, would be allowed to buy any of the federal government debt securities. Some days ago, the apex bank stopped the sale of its OMO bills to local investors, but allowed offshore investors to partake in the purchase of the liquidity management tool. In the midst of the confusion created by

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The FCT Administration says it will strengthen proper internal auditing and control to reduce time and energies being wasted in solving certain problems that may crop up. This promise was made by the FCT Minister, Mr Muhammad Musa Bello, while receiving the Auditor-General of the Federation, Mr Anthony Ayine, who paid him a working visit in his office in Abuja. Mr Bello said that this is a proactive step to ensure that all government financial regulations are sternly followed thereby translating it into good governance. He also assured that the FCT Administration would work very closely with

By Dipo Olowookere The need for companies listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) to be truthful and transparent with information being churned out to the investing public has been emphasised by the Chief Executive Officer of the market’s regulatory agency, Mr Oscar Onyema. The NSE chief, while speaking at a recent function, noted that when a company is transparent in its disclosures, accessing sustainable long term capital would not be too difficult to achieve. He said it was based on this that the NSE has made it a point of duty to promote and recognise quoted firms with good

Modupe Gbadeyanka Members of the public have been urged to remain calm following recent reports of a strange illness in Kogi State. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Event Based Surveillance (EBS) system said it was looking into the issued already. A statement issued by the agency on Friday said its surveillance team has contacted the Kogi State Epidemiology teams and preliminary findings showed that some cases presented with symptoms that fits the case definition of Lassa fever. However, laboratory test came out negative for Lassa fever and tests are now being carried out for other viral diseases in