Does Brazil have a problem with online gambling?
And how is the country trying to solve it?
What in the World · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
Brazil is known for it's top-tier football and stars like Vinicius Junior or Neymar. The enthusiasm for football has now a new layer, with millions of people turning to online betting when watching their national game.
Brazil is now considered the third-biggest market globally for sports betting, and authorities are trying to tackle this issue as lots of people are struggling with debt and gambling addictions, as we hear from Ian Alves, a BBC journalist in Sao Paulo.
And Reece Bush-Evans, member of the Gambling Research Group in the UK explains why gambling can be so addictive.
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