By Lawrence Enyoghasu
As the ongoing world cup tournament taking place in Qatar comes to an end tomorrow, betting stakeholders reaffirmed that there is no room for underage betting in Nigeria.
This affirmation was made recently when sports betting giants, iLot Bet Nigeria rewarded users of their platform with mouth watering gifts in Lagos.
Giving consumers a chance to not only enjoy watching their favourite players and teams at the tournament, the platform also gave users something to cheer, as many won big at the recent iLot ‘Predict and Win a Car’ promo. The platform, which prides itself on its transparency and fairness to users, recently presented the star prize of a brand new Toyota car to the winner of the promo, Ibrahim Umar. At a well-attended event held in Ikeja, six fans went home with the latest iPhones, while others won other gift items right there at the venue.
Speaking at the event, iLot’s managing director, Uma Ntima said the firm was here to stay and urged users to stick with them and help them grow. Promising that this was just a tip of the iceberg, he said next year’s winners would win all-expense paid trips amongst other star prizes.
Head of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Lagos office (FCCPC), Suzy Onwuka, said she was present to ensure transparency, fairness and that consumers aren’t misled with fake promos.
Deputy Director/Zonal coordinator, National Lottery Regulatory Commission, Lagos Zonal Office, (NLRC), Nkiru Onuzulu added that a lot had been done to bring sanity. She said there used to be negative perceptions of lottery in the past, noting that it was already changing.
Ibrahim, who won the car, expressed gratitude to the organisers, saying he felt quite lucky.