Online Betting Addiction Affecting Youth Adversely

Tirupati: An alarming rise in addiction to online betting among youth has cast a dark shadow in combined Chittoor district. What begins as entertainment swiftly develops into a ruinous dependency. Some youth even end up taking their own lives.

The algorithms of online betting sites first create an allure of easy money. Unsuspecting individuals, particularly youth, start off on this perilous path.

According to official estimates, lakhs of rupees are bet online daily through various mobile applications.