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Come on now, sports betting isn’t gambling

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Sports betting is becoming a norm in Kenya [Courtesy]

Some people are still battling to embrace sports betting because to them, betting it is gambling and gambling is sin.

According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, to gamble is to play a game for money or property, or bet on an uncertain outcome, or stake something on a contingency, or take a chance.

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