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Promotion
By Uche Bibilari
Abuja, Nov. 11, 2016 (NAN) Mr Gregory Olatunji, the General Secretary, National Union of Lottery Agents and Employees, has called on stakeholders in the lottery industry to develop a framework that would help promote lottery activities in the country.
Olatunji made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday.
He said the framework would be a step in the right direction that would facilitate mutual understanding between proprietors of lottery outfits and members of the public.
Olatunji said owners of lottery businesses must assist the National Lottery Regulatory Commission to regulate and monitor their activities.
He said that such proper monitoring would help generate more money for the development of the country.
“We need a platform for all stakeholders to come together and iron out issues affecting the industry.
“They should come together and speak their mind so we can find a way forward,’’ he said.
Olatunji, who said that lottery was a game of chance, dismissed the notion by some people that it was gambling.
The general secretary said that lottery was played in developed countries as a means of creating wealth.
He said since lottery was a game of chance, there was tendency for somebody who had not played before to win.
“ I don’t agree with the notion that it is gambling because everybody knows that lottery is a game of chance; so if you are not ready for it don’t even go near it.
“Lottery is played in the developed countries as social responsibility and we can replicate the same in our own country,’’ he said.
He said that the framework would enable the regulatory body to witness the draw as there was no deceit in the game of lottery.
“There is no deceit in lottery activities; if the framework is put in place, then people will be eager to play the game because it is made transparent,’’ he said further. (NAN)
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( Edited by David Onilede/Mufutau Ojo)