I plaud that mother for this. She ought to beat the spirit of betnaija out of that boy before it eats up his brain

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod(slap) of discipline will drive it far from him.

Prov 22:15

Duggedised12:
Many "what ifs" life of a gambler ,they are the undisputed champions in day dreaming,always hoping to win 70million with #100 bet lol, so they continue to play hoping to hit it big, even when they win little ,they still put everything back in hoping to hit it big, the circle continues till they die, the worse of them all are those that play virtual,this ones are on self destruct mode ,irredeemable and destined to be doomed.

Gambling his only meant for rich people, don't get brainwashed sports betting is differrent from high stake gambling like CASINOS,VIRTUALS,COIN BETS,POOL,AND RACING WHETHER HORSE OR DOG.
You can stake 60% of your earnings on chelsea and liverpool if u know they gonna score at least two goals or win the match.....
I know alot of hardworking guys who invested through sport betting and not the regular virtuals people waste their money on....
Perphaps your husband may have subscribed to a Sure 2 daily odds site, and may have stake 50% of his income on it,when he brings the money home u don't criticize him.....
#think

ornicus:


Bet9ja is a scourge that is hooking the next generation. We are in serious trouble and there is no guarantee our kids will not also fall to it.

The government has completely failed to do any kind of regulation. They are like 711s.in your face everywhere, even on Nairaland I

Not only on Nairaland only, check Brila Sports F.M. almost 75% of their sponsors now are sport betting organizations. E.g. Nairabet . if you listen to the track composed for them by 9ice, you will shed tears for the novices, cos he glorified betting.

Though, they are doing their business.

Please is there anyone here who has a contact for bagged Crayfish in oron?

NairalandDoctor:
Beat him more till he denounce Bet9ja and accept education and textbooks as his best bet.
High time we abolish this fraud call Bet9ja and chase every form of gambling out of the country

Is it by that one?, how many graduates don't play bet?, if you drink beer and criticise betting , you are nothing but hypocrite, you are even likely to win something back in betting, meanwhile when you drink beer and you urinate that's all

ornicus:


Bet9ja is a scourge that is hooking the next generation. We are in serious trouble and there is no guarantee our kids will not also fall to it.

The government has completely failed to do any kind of regulation. They are like 711s.in your face everywhere, even on Nairaland I

Shatap only under age betting is bad. tobacco and alcohol should be banned before bet9ja.

Wow

I hate this game with passion

Why does it pain the people who dont play bet the more?

Mother's eh! My mum did worse to me when I was much younger. I will never forget the day she caught me at a snooker board during school hours. The beating I received that day was outa this world, I come dey wonder weda na she really born me sef. I was angry with her then but now I appreciate all what she did to fix me up. Some of my childhood friends are dead, killed by police etc. Even the ones that are still alive I don't associate with them because of their wayward lifestyle.....I don't blame the woman, "Na from clap dem dey enter dance"

ngsoundin:

Gambling his only meant for rich people, don't get brainwashed sports betting is differrent from high stake gambling like CASINOS,VIRTUALS,COIN BETS,POOL,AND RACING WHETHER HORSE OR DOG.
You can stake 60% of your earnings on chelsea and liverpool if u know they gonna score at least two goals or win the match.....
I know alot of hardworking guys who invested through sport betting and not the regular virtuals people waste their money on....
Perphaps your husband may have subscribed to a Sure 2 daily odds site, and may have stake 50% of his income on it,when he brings the money home u don't criticize him.....
#think

Many people have committed suicide due to betting, many have been made financially incapacitated due to their betting habit,your last sentence reafirms my point ,all based on "what if" . Till they die ,they keep dreaming of how to spend millions they will never win. I understand you might be a betting agent trying to defend you business so you will likely lace your comments with lies,no matter how many people you know,the fact remains that for every one you know there are ten who are loosing to it.

Hedonini:


Your kids would only fall for this scourge if you commit the unforgivable sin of birthing and raising them in poverty.

Forget government. We blame the government too much. Certain regulations can only be moral, not legal. In any real democracy, moral regulations are obligations of parents, carers, and the 'community', not government!

Go and read up on problem gamblers. There are people right now who are gambling away their life savings.

The house always wins.

I saw the same thing happen last week

I thank God i overcame the addiction. It look impossible but i overcame it after several attempts. Over 3 months now i have not bothered myself about the scoreline of Salzburg or Bate Borisov or Sao Paulo. Infact i have been sleeping better since then. I can sat its a new me and i sees it as a great achievement.

godwon01:
Lost but found a file purse containing many credentials like NYSC certificate BSC certificate Department of Sociology with Matrix No 13/SC114/001from Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti. Name on the certificates is Adeyemo Esther, Oluwatosin. Found on Tricycle plying Isheri to Magodo Phase 1, Lagos. Let her phone 08134964367. For collection.

Pls create a thread for this to be moved to front page, this is someone's life pls, if possible on twitter and tag any popular blog.

She has to correct him now, so he won't put his future family in debts.

ornicus:


Bet9ja is a scourge that is hooking the next generation. We are in serious trouble and there is no guarantee our kids will not also fall to it.

The government has completely failed to do any kind of regulation. They are like 711s.in your face everywhere, even on Nairaland I

Nigerians and blaming and whining! The west has casinos, betting outfit but do you see them whine about it being a scourge? Let's take responsibility of our addictions pls.

If they boy wins a million will she still beat him?
Even tho getting addicted to it is very bad.

AwkaetitiBabe:
Nigerians and blaming and whining! The west has casinos, betting outfit but do you see them whine about it being a scourge? Let's take responsibility of our addictions pls.

Are you likening a casino which has strict guidelines on admission, to bet9ja which is now in your face like coca cola and mtn kiosks, right beside schools, and whose agents will take money from anyone?


A simple Google search will also let you realise that gambling addiction is a serious problem and a lot of people are speaking against it

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/world/australia/australians-gambling-betting-machines.html

You can also read up on the loot box controversy

Do not wait for your loved ones or friends to be ensnared before you realize this is a very very big problem, on the same level as drug addiction.

People's lives are already being destroyed by this.

He should come and ask me first.... Bet na elder brother of depression

The place actually looks like a cyber café.

Where did this take place? Which city/country?

ornicus:


Go and read up on problem gamblers. There are people right now who are gambling away their life savings.

The house always wins.

Nigeria's sports betting industry in particular is driven by desperate, salvation-seeking gamblers, not 'problem gamblers'. Trust me on that. The legion of poor, hungry, unemployed, underemployed, frustrated Nigerians are the people who sustain the industry, NOTfinancially comfortable/stable middle class/rich kids or peeps. Of course there are minority exceptions, but I'm talking about the overwhelming majority.

If you know, you know.

This one no concern government.

Hedonini:

Nigeria's sports betting industry in particular is driven by desperate, salvation-seeking gamblers, not 'problem gamblers'. Trust me on that. The legion of poor, hungry, unemployed, underemployed, frustrated Nigerians are the people who sustain the industry, NOTfinancially comfortable/stable middle class/rich kids or peeps. Of course there are minority exceptions, but I'm talking about the overwhelming majority.

If you know, you know.

This one no concern government.

The poor are not your problem? Are you waiting for another gang of mad robbers, kidnappers and burglars before you see this is a problem? You think if the poor sink into even more desperation we will not be affected?

Duggedised12:
Many people have committed suicide due to betting, many have been made financially incapacitated due to their betting habit,your last sentence reafirms my point ,all based of "what if" . Till they die ,they keep dreaming of how to spend millions they will never win. I understand you might be a betting agent trying to defend you business so you will likely lace your comments with lies,no matter how many people you know,the fact remains that for every one you know there are ten who are loosing to it.

Cos they are greedy and don't want to think, i knew of a guy who won 225,000 naira in one morning around 2016, these guy could not invest in his mechanic business but lavished the amount and there was this furniture guy dat won 188,000 he is now big and doesn't bet again, he would even laugh at you when u want to win millions on a fastlane.
Most people Target millions like dey gonna get it at a go and they end up dieing and they forgot the ones who have millions are very hardworking and business men, money got through betting can only help u on a short run, u could be a gambler and win 300,000 then start your own gambling business and u could also lavish your money, just tell me anyone that doesn't gamble even our government gamble with our future "life is a risk so is gambling" you just have to be smart when playing ur card.

That's a gaming center not bet9ja why can't y'all see that

Reminds me of a boy in the early 2000's whose mother use to come and use broom to chase him away from onile (ps1 game house). It was usually funny when someone jokes that him mama dey come and he start looking for the nearest window make e use run for him life.

ngsoundin:

Cos they are greedy and don't want to think, i knew of a guy who won 225,000 naira in one morning around 2016, these guy could not invest in his mechanic business but lavished the amount and there was this furniture guy dat won 188,000 he is now big and doesn't bet again, he would even laugh at you when u want to win millions on a fastlane.
Most people Target millions like dey gonna get it at a go and they end up dieing and they forgot the ones who have millions are very hardworking and business men, money got through betting can only help u on a short run, u could be a gambler and win 300,000 then start your own gambling business and u could also lavish your money, just tell me anyone that doesn't gamble even our government gamble with our future "life is a risk so is gambling" you just have to be smart when playing ur card.

betting has the same spirit with lottery winners ,go on youtube and see how such big winners turned out, they were worse off before they won. The success story you have is just 0.005% of the actual number of people that have lost to betting.


As for asking for any one who doesnt gamble i know alot of people who dont bet ,if you don't ,then you need to change your circle.

Damn big ass

ornicus:


The poor are not your problem? Are you waiting for another gang of mad robbers, kidnappers and burglars before you see this is a problem? You think if the poor sink into even more desperation we will not be affected?

Yes, if we start another discussion about poverty itself THEN we can bring the government in.

It's not about the sports betting industry, which is only a legitimate escape for millions of frustrated Nigerians.

You can blame the government for causing or perpetuating poverty which is subsequently pushing frustrated and desperate Nigerians towards gambling. But you can't blame the government for not regulating the sports betting industry.

Pettyprincess:
She's a good mother trying to prevent her son from extreme poverty!!! Because guys that usually play this bet9ja game are very addicted to it,infact they are ready to steal just to keep on playing hoping they will win one day!!! Many has lost life savings because of this game!!!
I just hate anything gambling!!!

Lol, extrem poverty as in where poverty end? una no go kill person for here.