We’ve not yet banned gambling on campus – KNUST
- Authorities of KNUST say they are yet to consider banning sports betting on campus
- They said contrary to media reports, the matter was still being considered
Authorities of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST say they are considering banning gambling on campus.
Contrary to reports that a concrete decision had been taken by the University’s academic board to ban sports betting on KNUST campus, the Acting University Relations Officer, James Oberko has told Citi News that the matter was still being considered and no definite decision has been taken.
He said the decision to consider the ban on gambling, is as a result of information they have picked on the negative effects of such activity on the academic life of students at the school.
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“Gambling, as it stands now has not been banned but I can confirm that discussion is ongoing on gambling. Of course, we’ve picked a lot of information on how detrimental gambling has become on academic life and the university as a whole. So, it has been tabled for discussion but a decision has not been reached,” he said.
Oberko, however, noted that access to various betting websites on the school’s WiFi system have already been blocked.
“The decision to block some gambling sites from our WIFI was taken some time back so, the decision was not taken as a result of the meeting which was held on Thursday, May 2, 2019. It is just like any WIFI platform which decides to block porn sites. It is just the same thing. Of course, if you have a phone, with your own data, you can log on to a gambling site,” he stated.
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Meanwhile, some students have been expressing mixed reactions on the possibility of gambling being banned on the university campus.
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