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?
Actually, something like that can still be done and indeed I also hope that there will be no celebration or whatever it is in order to maintain the safety and privacy of the winner can be kept secret but sometimes for a casino to do this, of course they also want more exposure because with a win of this size achieved by someone and the news about the victory is spread, indirectly this can also be a covert advertisement from the casino and can increase other gambling players interested in being in it.
This is like an unwritten rule but it always happens because casinos also want to take advantage of opportunities like this as an attraction for their own benefit.