CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF SPORT BETTING AMONG ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY AKUNGBA AKOKO UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT, ONDO STATE

Youth sport betting consequences being one of the major challenges facing most students in higher institution of learning. Its consequences is appalling and altering the core purpose of student academic achievement. The study investigates causes, consequences and measure against youth and sport betting in Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria. Action theory was employed to explain such behaviour as a rational action by actor’s definition and interpretation. Being a quantitative study, a descriptive survey with a 3-stage sampling technique was used to select the respondents’ in the study area. Quantitative data administered and collected among registered and identify students within the study area on – causes, consequences and measure against youth sport betting- were analyzed with SPSS package. The study revealed the causes to includes technology and social media access, increased access to mobile phones, internet access enabled devices, urge to win more money, mobile phones and internet access at the comfort own homes etc., It found promiscuity consequences to include affecting personal spending and family welfare, school absenteeism and truancy, depression and stress, school fees loss and indebtedness, loss of interest in school work, stealing of valuable items, etc. Therefore, the study concludes and recommends proper policy to restrict, limit and regulate sport betting marketing and media advertisement to adult alone excluding youth.