Some weeks ago it could be recalled that popular Ghanaian clergyman, Bishop Heward Mills advised the youth to stay away from sports betting if they want to make it in life and failure to do so will render them poor.
In reaction to this statement by the Man of God, Ghanaian highlife musician Kofi Kinaata in an interview with Amansan Krakye on Kastle FM has disagreed with Bishop Heward Mills as he affirms that Sports Betting has turned people who once lived in abject poverty into billionaires.
“Amansan Krakye by the time we finish this interview, I’m very sure that you’d have ended up giving me problems. Proverbially it is said that what the elderly sees whilst sitting, the young cannot see even if they’re standing.
“So probably it depends on what he has seen that’s why he’s advising the youth to stay away from sports betting because he’s been in this world for a long time. However, it is two-sided when it comes to sports betting,” he added.
“There are some people who were also wallowing in abject poverty but through staking a sports bet they won and have suddenly become billionaires. So does it mean their riches from sports betting is a misfortune,” Kofi Kinaata told the host.
“There are some people who get their daily wage from betting. So the same betting that he claims can make people poor has also made some people filthy rich.” He concluded.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Joseph Asare
