Games and Gambles: How Viewership of Football Games Influences Gambling Behaviour in Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorIfeduba, Emmanuel
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-20T10:33:31Z
dc.date.available2022-05-20T10:33:31Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractScholars indicate that gambling is on the increase in Nigeria and suggest that this could be associated with several factors, including increase in the viewership of the English Premier League (EPL), but there is hardly any empirical evidence to support these claims. This study, therefore, examined the viewership of English Premier League and how it influences the gambling behaviour of Nigerians. Survey research design was triangulated with interviews and website observation. Data were analysed using simple percentages and frequencies computed with the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Findings indicate that gambling is on the increase and there is a significant relationship between gambling behaviour and perceived viewership of football games as the literature suggests. However, the results also indicate that gambling advertisements in the media influence gambling behaviour. It is, therefore, recommended that access to league matches featuring sport betting and gambling advertisements should be regulated to curb the escalating incidence of gambling and its damaging effects on the social, economic, psychological and moral health of the societyen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.run.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/3160
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJORINDen_US
dc.subjectGamblingen_US
dc.subjectFootball viewing centresen_US
dc.subjectAdvertisingen_US
dc.subjectTelevised European Leaguesen_US
dc.titleGames and Gambles: How Viewership of Football Games Influences Gambling Behaviour in Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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