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APA

Avenyo, S. J., Kwashie, N. S., & Demuyakor, J. (2024). Online sports betting in universities: Does online sports betting addictions impact the academic achievements and social relations of students?. Journal of Digital Educational Technology, 4(1), ep2402. https://doi.org/10.30935/jdet/14039

Vancouver

Avenyo SJ, Kwashie NS, Demuyakor J. Online sports betting in universities: Does online sports betting addictions impact the academic achievements and social relations of students?. Journal of Digital Educational Technology. 2024;4(1):ep2402. https://doi.org/10.30935/jdet/14039

AMA

Avenyo SJ, Kwashie NS, Demuyakor J. Online sports betting in universities: Does online sports betting addictions impact the academic achievements and social relations of students?. Journal of Digital Educational Technology. 2024;4(1), ep2402. https://doi.org/10.30935/jdet/14039

Chicago

Avenyo, Stevens Justice, Nelson Saviour Kwashie, and John Demuyakor. "Online sports betting in universities: Does online sports betting addictions impact the academic achievements and social relations of students?". Journal of Digital Educational Technology 2024 4 no. 1 (2024): ep2402. https://doi.org/10.30935/jdet/14039

Harvard

Avenyo, S. J., Kwashie, N. S., and Demuyakor, J. (2024). Online sports betting in universities: Does online sports betting addictions impact the academic achievements and social relations of students?. Journal of Digital Educational Technology, 4(1), ep2402. https://doi.org/10.30935/jdet/14039

MLA

Avenyo, Stevens Justice et al. "Online sports betting in universities: Does online sports betting addictions impact the academic achievements and social relations of students?". Journal of Digital Educational Technology, vol. 4, no. 1, 2024, ep2402. https://doi.org/10.30935/jdet/14039