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Draft:Gambling in Madagascar

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A casino token from the Grand Cercle casino in Madgascar, c. 1995.

Gambling may have existed for centuries in Madagascar.[1] Betting on cockfighting is a common and legal form of gambling in the country, dating back to the 18th century,[2] and cock fights there have been described as "more popular than football."[3]

References

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  1. ^ Binde, Per (2005). "Gambling Across Cultures: Mapping Worldwide Occurrence and Learning from Ethnographic Comparison". International Gambling Studies. 5 (1): 7. doi:10.1080/14459790500097913. ISSN 1445-9795.
  2. ^ Haffejee, Ihsaan (2015-06-24). "In Madagascar, cockfighting is big business". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  3. ^ Donadieu, Pierre (2017-03-09). "Madagascan cock fighters claw their way to glory". ModernGhana. Archived from the original on 2017-03-09. Retrieved 2024-10-31 – via AFP.