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?
I once read a news story about how someone's life actually got worse even though he won a fantastic amount because the public knew about this and many people came to his house to borrow, even someone who offered financial services actually killed him. What a tragic story, because he should have been able to calmly enjoy the winnings.
SourceIt would be very harmful if a gambling site published its users who managed to win fantastic money, it shouldn't be done, maybe the amount can be published but not the name or personal data of the person who won it, such as photos or the city where he lives and so on.
The amount he won was huge and it could change his life so of course having his data exposed would put him in a dangerous position.
The winner should be able to choose whether they want to publish it or not, it is not the gambling house's decision.