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Who will save our Varsity students from sports betting menace?

Hillary Koech’s heart is beating so fast, so fast that it is threatening to pop out of its habitat. Not because he is ailing from a dire disorder but the screen in front of him is causing some discomforts.

 It is the last game being played and this will highly determine Koech’s betting fate. Having predicted all the previous five games correctly, he now hopes this last one will take his hopes ‘Home’. In 10 minutes, the game will end yet the scoreboard is still reading 0-0. He briefly buries his face in his hands probably praying for a miracle to happen. He had earlier on failed terribly on another sh200 multi bet he had placed.

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