An underage gambler has threatened to cause trouble after he was denied a N50,000 winning at a Bet9ja shop on account of his age.
A video circulating on Twitter shows the lad ranting about his ordeal on Saturday.
The Herald could not independently verify when the video was recorded.
The teenager, who did not give his name or age, disclosed that he started betting in 2019.
He said he had never won any money since he began betting until now.
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He queried why the bookmaker did not stop him from betting on account of his age at the time but has refused to pay his winnings now that he has won.
“They’ll see crazy today; I’ll show them,” the teenager can be heard saying as he recorded himself running presumably towards the bet shop.
Section 34 of the National Lottery Act, 2005 prohibits underage gambling.
“Any person who knowingly sells to any person under the age of eighteen years any ticket in a lottery operated by a licensee…commits an offence and shall be liable upon conviction to a fine of not less than N20,000 or imprisonment for a term of not less than one year or both such fine and imprisonment,” the law states.
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