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?
This can indeed lead to crime, especially if the young person's neighborhood is inhabited by a busy area, there is a risk of robbery or being vulnerable to fraud.
I think the casino published it because the casino felt they had the right to promote their site at the same time so that it would attract a lot of people's interest in gambling on their site and hoping to make big profits like this young man.
The young man must immediately be careful because his identity has been exposed and his face is clearly visible on social media, at least he must be in a safe place to be able to avoid crimes that he might face, the casino must be fully responsible for spreading the identity of its users even though got big winnings from their site.