Quote from: sokani on November 17, 2023, 06:08:38 PM

I created this topic as a result of this news, a young Ghanaian man won 6,000,000 GHC ($501,664) with a bet of 40 GHC. This happened few days ago and it trended on social media. Some of the comments from netizens are that the young man should leave Ghana to avoid being robbed or poisoned.

I know some of us must have seen the formal presentation of a mega winner to the public by a gambling platform. Most times, these bookies invite media outlets to their offices to cover the ceremony, so that the news could be captured on newspapers, tv, internet etc. My questions are... Can a bettor reject being unveiled to the public? Are gambling platforms paying an extra money for the publicity?

It's in their ToS agreement that winner should do a public presentation if they receive a demand from company. And to be honest, that makes perfect sense because when someone wins mega jackpot or any super big prize, people want to know who is the winner to be sure that things are done fairly and it's not a rigged.

Quote from: bitbollo on November 17, 2023, 06:15:41 PM

I think it should be a real must keep such high wins completely private.
It is obvious that unwanted interests would be attracted, not only from criminals but also from simple acquaintances, friends or worse, relatives!

I don't think there is a bonus for those who are presented publicly but it is probably in their interest to be able to present and exploit the event to obtain publicity.

It's requirement for many reasons, one of them I described above your quote. By the way, when you want money, you have to be ready that you'll attract criminals, false friend, relatives and other people. What's the point of having tons of money and hiding every cent of it? When you have money, you have to buy expensive cars, clothes, jewelry, watches. Otherwise, what's the point? Money comes with responsibilities, the problem is that poor people who wake up one day and become a millionaire, aren't ready for those responsibilities and have no experience too. But over time, it gets better.