Poverty hitmaker J.Derobie has jumped to the defense of people who are engaged in sports betting saying it saved people from engaging in armed robbery and other social vices.
According to the Dancehall act in an interview on Accra-based Class FM admonished the fact that unlike what some people are preaching that betting is bad, betting is actually a good thing that is putting money into people’s pocket.
“Betting is good, betting is good. It has helped most of the youth, it has pushed some of them from stealing and all that”, he said.
He continued; “You know, if it weren’t for betting, some [young] people would be on the streets stealing and robbing”.
“So, the betting is good; that’s what I think”, he stressed.