Their high streets are thick with betting shops and payday lenders, if they are not empty.

这些城市的大街上都充满了赌博机构和贷款机构。

It wasn't just because this way was shorter, or closer to the betting shop.

不仅仅是因为这条路更短，或者离投注站更近。

Wale Babalola is a college graduate in the Nigerian city of Lagos who owns eight betting shops after once struggling to find a job.

威尔·巴巴罗拉是尼日利亚拉各斯市的一名大学毕业生，他在苦苦寻找工作后成为8家博彩店的老板。