Stories of gamblers committing suicide in Kenya are on the rise.
The gamblers, who place huge monetary stakes, have at long run become dejected, frustrated and also desperate over their hearty desires to quickly get rich.
The gambling outburst in Kenya is becoming far much too dangerous for the youth owing to it is contagious and addictive nature. The hard life in Kibera has forced many of them, old and youthful alike, to venture into sports betting.
One of the gamblers who goes by the ALIAS, Tom, attempted to commit suicide on Sunday night after realising that the Sportpesa jackpot had been won. The youthful man had staked sh3, 000 on the weekly jackpot that had risen to sh32, 414, 674 with the hope of reaping heavily. He waited for a congratulatory message but did not deliver the message, indicating that he had lost.
If it was not for a swift intervention from his good friend, Philip Onyango then Tom would have killed himself.
Across Kenya, there have been reports of killing themselves after failing to win bets, the recent being in Bomet County where a man hang himself for losing all his money that he had borrowed from a bank. Many families have also been affected in terms of provision of basic needs as parents invest all their cash in betting.
To date, there are 11 licensed betting sites that offer sports gambling so you can clearly understand why there is such a huge addiction.