South Africa

Xenophobic social media account that directs traffic to gambling platform raises questions about advertising

By Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change

Business Maverick

Gamblers, pollsters and the blockchain — a match made in heaven

By Steven Boykey Sidley

World

Investment as gambling – Financial Nihilism and the rise of meme stocks

By Steven Boykey Sidley

Business Maverick

Sun International bets big on casinos as it scoops up Emperor’s Palace owner Peermont

By Georgina Crouth

Business Maverick

Of lotteries, pinball machines and Calvinist anxieties

By Ed Stoddard

Business Maverick

Southern Sun posts healthy results, but gaming is where it’s at

By Georgina Crouth

Business Maverick

African PR company shuts doors to tobacco, alcohol clients — and thrives

By Georgina Crouth

Business Maverick

Sun International declares dividend for the first time in six years

By Neesa Moodley

South Africa

Odds against the Sport of Kings, the last stand for Thoroughbred horses

By Don Pinnock

Business Maverick

Some Brits turn to gambling, crypto to make ends meet, charity warns

By Reuters

Magazine

Gambling: what happens in the brain when we get hooked – and how to regain control

By Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian, Christelle Langley, Henrietta Bowden-Jones and Sam Chamberlain

South Africa

Betting World workers up the ante, demand Covid-19 relief funds

By Mkhuseli Sizani for GroundUp