Three customers of Bet9ja have petitioned
claim
Three customers of
Bet9ja have p
find etitioned the National Lottery Regulatory Commission, claiming the
betting company had not paid the over N3m stake owed them.
A correspondent of the
News Agen
house cy of Nigeria (NAN), who obtained a copy of the petition, reports that
it was received at the zonal office of the commission on Tuesday in Ilorin.
NAN also reports that
the
business petition was signed by the contact persons for the affected customers,
Emmanuel Ajiboye.
The petition stated that
the trio had entered into a bet with the company under the category of
“Transfer Market”, with bets placed on whether a player would go on transfer to
another club or not.
The petitioners said a
“Loan Deals Do Not Count’’ transaction was confirmed in an email by Bet9ja on
Aug. 28.
They, however, expressed
dismay that on Aug. 31, Bet9ja “suddenly’’ turned around and reversed the rule
of the transfer market by stating that “Loan Deals Now Count’’ as contained in
a mail the same day.
The petitioners
expressed the belief that this was done in order to renege on payment to
customers who had played and were going to win.
They described the
company’s “contradictory” statements as unprofessional by a leading bookmaker.
The aggrieved
petitioners said it was in their knowledge that players on loans still belong
to their parent clubs and could still be recalled before the end of their loan
deal.
They said that the
sudden change was not acceptable as it was against the terms and conditions
given to customers.
The petitioners also
threatened to explore legal action should Bet9ja refuse to respond favourably
to their complaint.
They urged the
commission to look into the development and ensure justice was done.
Mr Yinka Salau, an
official of the zonal office of the commission in Ilorin, confirmed the receipt
of the petition.
He said the petition had
been forwarded to the commission’s head office in Abuja for further
investigation.
Salau explained that the
management of Bet9ja would be invited to state their own side of the case.
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