2/15/2022: US’s sports betting legalization trend, South Africa’s basic income debate

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Pocket Dictionary: Valentine’s Day. Pakistan’s prohibition of celebrating the day of love. New York jumps on the sports betting legalization train. South Africa gets tense in its debate to introduce a permanent income.

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Pakistan’s Valentine’s Day sources:

• BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38958999

New York’s sports betting sources:

• Action Network: https://www.actionnetwork.com/news/legal-sports-betting-united-states-projections
• Fortune: https://fortune.com/2022/02/04/new-york-number-one-legalized-sports-betting-market-in-us/
• Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2021-opinion-online-sports-betting-future-of-american-gambling/
• Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/charlesnorton/2020/07/01/why-states-are-betting-on-sports-gambling-to-cover-budget-deficits/?sh=156ef152558b
• NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/31/sports/football/super-bowl-sports-betting.html
• ESPN: https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/23518003/which-countries-allow-gambling-sports-assessing-impact-betting-world
• The Gothamisthttps://gothamist.com/news/online-sports-betting-officially-legal-ny-heres-what-know

South Africa’s BIG sources:

• Eye Witness News: https://ewn.co.za/2022/02/09/a-basic-income-grant-the-nitty-gritty-and-feasibility-of-this-proposed-idea
• BusinessTech: https://businesstech.co.za/news/government/556102/ramaphosa-and-godongwana-split-on-basic-income-grant-for-south-africa/
• Daily Maverick: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-02-08-the-universal-grant-is-a-necessity-for-millions-failure-to-implement-it-is-the-real-risk/