A
teacher
from
Kasoa
identified
as
Joshua
Adu
Guni,
is
on
his
knees
begging
for
help
after
using
money
meant
for
his
father’s
hospital
bills
on
sports
betting.
After
several
warnings
of
sports
betting
being
addictive,
some
people
still
ignore
it
and
continue
to
stake
bets
even
with
the
least
money
they
have
on
them.
According
to
Joshua,
he
was
introduced
to
sports
betting
in
2019
by
a
friend
and
became
addicted
to
the
act
in
2020
because
his
friend
had
won
a
bet
and
gave
him
some
of
the
money.
He
continued
that
it
all
started
when
his
uncle
gave
him
some
plumbing
materials
to
be
sold
and
he
made
Ghc7000
from
that
sale.
He
went
to
his
Uncle’s
house
to
give
him
the
money
but
was
told
he
had
travelled
out
of
town.
Joshua
added
that
three
days
later
he
started
using
the
money
to
stake
bets
to
get
money
more
but
before
he
came
to
his
senses,
he
had
already
spent
all
the
money.
He
went
on
to
say
that
aside
that,
he
also
owes
his
mother
Ghc5000
due
to
betting
and
now
money
meant
to
pay
for
his
father’s
hospital
bill
has
also
been
spent
on
betting.
Narrating
his
story,
he
had
this
to
say;
“I
started
betting
in
2019,
but
my
addiction
deepened
in
2020
when
a
friend
introduced
me
to
roulette
at
a
casino,” he
said,
as
quoted
by
Onua
Online.
“He
didn’t
exactly
teach
me,
but
he
used
my
phone
to
place
bets
and
gave
me
money
when
he
won,
which
piqued
my
interest.”
“My
uncle
asked
me
to
sell
his
plumbing
materials,
and
after
doing
so,
I
had
GH¢7,000.
I
tried
to
give
him
the
money,
but
he
wasn’t
around.
Three
days
later,
I
started
using
the
money
to
gamble
bit
by
bit,
and
before
I
knew
it,
it
was
all
gone.
“I
will
be
very
happy
if
someone
wants
to
help
me.
If
there
is
a
rehab,
and
someone
wants
to
take
me
there,
I
am
fully
committed.
Even
if
it’s
right
now,
I
am
ready
to
stop.”