VaginaAcademic:
Na mumu dey lose for betting na Ogun go kill Reno for junction imagine how much I made just today. E be like say Reno done lose tire.

adenigga:



Social media influencer, Reno Omokri, has urged President Bola Tinubu to ban sports betting apps in the country.

According to Omokri, a ban on sports betting apps could even help improve the value of the Naira.

Omokri, who quoted the National Lottery Trust Fund. lamented that “$1 billion is spent on gambling daily in Nigeria.”

The media influencer expressed his views in a series of tweets shared via his X profile on Wednesday.

His tweet read, “President Tinubu can immediately improve the economic conditions of most Nigerians and make the Naira grow by issuing an Executive Order authorising the Nigerian Communications Commission to ban sports betting apps from the App Store of any GSM Internet Service Provider in Nigeria and revoking the licenses of any physical sports betting operators in Nigeria. It makes better sense than Buhari’s draconian #TwitterBan.”

The former Special Assistant to erstwhile President Goodluck Jonathan stated that an average Nigerian spends “$15 daily on sports betting and other types of gambling.”

Omokri noted that despite the high rate of gambling in the country, the “vast majority of that amount” is leaving the shores of the country into foreign nations, compared to the nation’s externally generated revenue.

“This is scary. How much is our GDP that we are pissing it away like that? More money is leaving Nigeria through gambling than is coming in,” he wrote.

Omokri cautioned., “The Naira can never sustain its rally under such circumstances.”

The tweet stated further, “There is such an epidemic of gambling in Nigeria and it is destroying Nigerian youths. $1 billion is spent on gambling daily in Nigeria, according to the National Lottery Trust Fund. Please fact-check me.

“The average Nigerian spends $15 daily on sports betting and other types of gambling, with the vast majority of that amount leaving our economy and going to places like Russia, South Africa, and Europe. The Naira can never sustain its rally under such circumstances.”

Findings by PUNCH Online reveal that several sports betting firms operate in Nigeria. Some of the betting firms include Bet9ja, Nairabet, Merry Bet and SportyBet, amongst others.

Omokri, in his post, further urged Tinubu to “act on such a matter as threatening to our national security as this gambling epidemic.”

He also condemned the illegal means through which some Nigerian youths sought money “to fund their gambling habit.”

PUNCH Online reports that the Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Zephaniah Jisalo, said the Federal Government would find a lasting solution to the friction caused by revenue generation in the gaming sector.

Jisalo noted that the FG “will do all within its statutory powers to ensure the gaming industry remains on the steady path of sustainable growth and development,” while speaking at the 2023 International Gaming Conference held at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos State, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023.

The Fund’s Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer, Bello Maigari, appearing before the House of Representatives Committee on Finance on Monday, November 20, 2023, stated that the Fund, in 2023, generated N2.5 billion, noting however that the entire sum had been spent in the execution of various projects across the country.

The money, he said, was generated from statutory remittances from licenses and permit holders.

Source: https://punchng.com/Ban-sports-betting-apps-Reno-Omokri-urges-Tinubu

Max24:
Very nice suggestion. Sport betting is not a productive venture. We need our youth to be productively engaged in productive and creative ventures not in get-rich-quick ventures. You won't see Chinese daily sitting idly looking for lottery windfall that will never be in their lifetime.

Max24:
Very nice suggestion. Sport betting is not a productive venture. We need our youth to be productively engaged in productive and creative ventures not in get-rich-quick ventures. You won't see Chinese daily sitting idly looking for lottery windfall that will never be in their lifetime.

GreatOchuks:
Betting is a scam

taiwotimitt:
I dey look for 2 odds like this

LeopardX:
Reno no get point abeg.
I don't see how banning sports betting will solve our economic challenges in the short term, both personally and nationally. In fact, placing a ban on it might even lead to wide spread riots and protest that may just cripple our already fragile economy.

And just imagine what he was even described as: A SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER.

He should rest abeg.

taiwotimitt:
I dey look for 2 odds like this

Sonofgod1990:

no be scam guy. 80% of wat i have now na betting run me d cash. only knw wat u are doing with dem

VaginaAcademic:
Na mumu dey lose for betting na Ogun go kill Reno for junction imagine how much I made just today. E be like say Reno done lose tire.

VaginaAcademic:
Bro you can't make in your lifetime what I've made from sports betting let's keep it at that.

coputa:
because you have much money, you won't notice your loses, even if you lost a fortune you won't notice it, you are not a smart dude.

Before you know you would have wasted your entire fortune.

GanagiBitrus:

You are doing it for fun /hobby.
Millions of Nigerian youths are into betting because of unemployment.

Max24:
Very nice suggestion. Sport betting is not a productive venture. We need our youth to be productively engaged in productive and creative ventures not in get-rich-quick ventures. You won't see Chinese daily sitting idly looking for lottery windfall that will never be in their lifetime.

millionboi2:
oga shut your mouth, you loss too

dynicks:
I get person wey get the mind bro.....just assist a brotherly man here bro...

millionboi2:
na big fool you be, keep deciving yourself online