Gamblers in Gambia can sigh in relief as the ban placed on all forms of gambling, lottries and betting by the former president Jammeh has now been uplifted. After more than two years, gambling is finally back, The Point reports.
in The Gambia as casinos, lotteries and betting centres have resumed operations in full force and are usually jam-packed with people trying their luck.
The government of former president Yahya Jammeh in March 2015 spontaneously banned all forms of gambling in The Gambia. Operators of casinos, lotteries and other gambling centres were suddenly ordered to cease operation without any prior notice.
The ban caught almost everyone off-guard, especially the betters who were mostly students. The lotteries, casinos, and other sports betting centres all complied and all of a sudden, hundreds of people who were employed at these centres lost their jobs.
As part of its efforts to undo some of the rash executive directives of Mr Jammeh, the new government has withdrawn the ban order and called on gambling centres to resume operation.
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