{"id":56821,"date":"2023-04-11T09:53:41","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T09:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/11\/we-are-suffering-taking-10-of-bet-wins-is-not-fair\/"},"modified":"2023-04-11T09:53:41","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T09:53:41","slug":"we-are-suffering-taking-10-of-bet-wins-is-not-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/11\/we-are-suffering-taking-10-of-bet-wins-is-not-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"We Are Suffering, Taking 10% Of Bet Wins Is Not Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_33\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Ghanaian government intends to impose a new 10% tax on all winnings from gambling, games, and lotteries.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The new tax has received harsh criticism from Ghanaians, many of whom participate in gambling, especially young people.<\/p>\n<p>The government\u2019s decision to impose taxes on sports betting and the lottery has angered Ghanaian bettors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ringCommonDetail ringBlockType-paragraph \">\n<p>Some bettors said \u201cI could lose all my bets in a year so if I should win one day and then 10 percent is deducted, it actually means that I have lost.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ringCommonDetail ringBlockType-paragraph \">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, it is not fair. 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