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I created this topic as a result of this news, a young Ghanaian man won 6,000,000 GHC ($501,664) with a bet of 40 GHC (https://yen.com.gh/people/245808-young-ghanaian-man-fuseini-wins-ghghs6m-aviator-bet-ghghs40-cries-receives-cheque-video/). This happened few days ago and it trended on social media. Some of the comments from netizens are that the young man should leave Ghana to avoid being robbed or poisoned.

I know some of us must have seen the formal presentation of a mega winner to the public by a gambling platform. Most times, these bookies invite media outlets to their offices to cover the ceremony, so that the news could be captured on newspapers, tv, internet etc. My questions are...  Can a bettor reject being unveiled to the public? Are gambling platforms paying an extra money for the publicity?

I think it should be a real must keep such high wins completely private.
It is obvious that unwanted interests would be attracted, not only from criminals but also from simple acquaintances, friends or worse, relatives!

I don't think there is a bonus for those who are presented publicly but it is probably in their interest to be able to present and exploit the event to obtain publicity.

It's not wrong to publicize a mega winner but for security and protection, the company is responsible to keep the identity of the winner so his personal identity will not be exposed and become a target of scammers after winning. Just like winning lottery in our country, the winner's name and physical identity is not exposed so that he will continue to stay anonymous after claiming the cash prize.

However, it also depends on the agreement between the bettor and the gambling company. But I'd say no one will really want to be publicize if his safety and security will be at risk after that.

Though publicizing a mega win is being done in other for stakers to know that they can actually win big in gambling and their money paid to them directly but I don't feel it's necessary, the betting company can rather publicize it on their website rather than the individual that won the bet to turn up and claim the bet publicly, due to some security reasons i think the identity of the mega winner ought to be kept private. In gambling, no one should be trusted as anything can happen, even the betting company can possibly set the winner up to some hoodlums that will take the money away from the winner so in my own opinion it isn't necessary, though some betting company will want to use that medium to promote their betting site but I feel everything should be done within their site.

Usually, Gambling platforms or casino request their jackpot winners to announce their winnings to the public as it will be a good PR for them and usually offers additional security and services along with the announcement. On most occasions, these gamblers that have felt the thrill of winning a large sum amount will accept the offer but still it's on the gamblers discretion whether they'll allow their identity to be publicized or not as the gambling platform or casino can still announced it as a random or mystery winner. Not sure if this apply to other country as well, but this is how it works on my country.

Of course a big winner can say no to a public presentation. It’s their personal right to anonymity.

I would definitely want to avoid a public presentation if I won the lottery or a huge bet.

I would not want the pressure of people finding out that I had won so much.

It should be and just like here in our country on which if you are a lottery winner then you would really be hidden up specially into your identity. They do really give out importance about privacy thing because its true that
someones life would really be put up in risks if they wont really be that doing so considering that we are talking about huge money on here on which it would really be just that normal that they would be assuming
that announcing the winner publicly would really be putting that someones life at risks knowing that criminal minds would really be that spotting that winner once they do go home.
Speaking about denial for exposure then of course they are really that having the rights on now to show themselves on public.

Somewhat it is really that a hard part for a lottery or any platform about winning up a certain jackpot or whatever promotion they do have if they wont really show up some winner.
You know that people around would really be throwing out those baseless accusations in speaking about legitimacy of a certain thing when they cant be able to see some winner
on which i do see the primary reason on why they are really that tending to show off as much as possible for a winner but for huge hits on sports betting sites then
i do see that it should really be the same.

The rights to anonymity varies from location and platforms. You should do your research on how it is done where you are and also check the terms and conditions of the website you are gambling on.

Gambling platforms need those big wins to encourage others to continue gambling in the hopes that they will equally have a huge cashout eventually.

- Jay -

I haven't done any research on this but based on what I have seen on the internet, you cannot reject an appearance. What you can do instead is wear a disguise like a mask to hide your identity and protect yourself. I don't see the sense in it though because it is the same as another person showing up for you or you not making any appearance at all.

AFAIK, yes.

They can reject any public announcement if they will reason out that it can be a life threatening situation for them when they're announced as mega jackpot winner.

The gambling foundation or organization that's assigned for that can just release a statement that the winner doesn't want to reveal himself/herself because of such reasons.

But the backlash will be on them as if there's really a winner or none.

Gambling firms always use the opportunity of big wins to advertise the company. It serves as a good avenue to tell the public that one can win big if you place a bet with them. Rejecting such public displays will depend on the laws of the country and the terms of service of the betting firm.

I read some of the comments from the website the OP gave and some persons were saying they winner of the bet would have worn a mask for such a presentation because it would be dangerous to display that you own such an amount in Ghana or any developing nation. These nations don't have adequate security and poverty and unemployment have led to an increase in crime. This winner no doubt is now a target for many criminals. And this young man went to the extent of coming with his family members which makes his security situation more complicated.

I don't know if these betting firms pay extra money for this display but I would prefer to accept some deductions from the win me to avoid such risky public display. Alternatively, I can put on a face mask if it is compulsory to attend such an event. If they restrict me from covering my identity, then I will go alone and immediately relocate to another country where I am unknown.

Usually a jackpot winner has to show up presence or get announced by the company. The gambling company do that as a marketing strategy for their business to gain more trust, reputation to increase. So it looks like mandatory for you to get the price back then but with the increase of insecurities, maybe the winner will have to be protected somehow based on their agreement but the gambling company will have to go public that they paid up winning to the winner. This is also like the game shows or reality TV shows, they nevertheless show and announce the winner, 2nd and third runner up at the end of the show .

Maybe they can disguise a gambling winner but I'm sure the company will have to announce their winner.

Yeah, it would really be adding up that exposure and would really be that adding credibility that they could really be able to pay off such big win on which it would really be that normal that they will really be that exposing someones face if its needed yet it would really be a form of marketing or boost up into their service or company which means that it could potentially hook up even more bettor because we know that once we do
see some huge wins on the television or news or whatever the source is then we would really be bounding ourselves to play or bet on the same place on which having those kind of approach that we would really be might be able to experience on the same hit. We cant really be that so sure on what are their terms and if you do win up something on a particular bet then the company would be mandatory for you to be exposed then
what you would gonna do? Would you still minding about your identity and wont really be getting the money?

If possible if they would really be granting your request for some privacy then it would be not bad to give a try and they might consider it but if not then
you wont really be having no choice but to deal from it.

It depends on the location and the rules of the game that you're playing. Most setups will allow you to stay anonymous, but it's highly dependent on the laws of the country your in which could restrict the publicity that the company could force upon you, but just out of general decency a company that gives away free prizes of this size will often allow people to hide their identity. However I can see in certain countries where these sums are even more life changing, that it could actually put people at great danger if the poverty line is much lower. There is no single answer to this, because there are so many different configurations around the world and you should look at the particular rules of the game you're playing.

As far as I know, it should be private though, I mean in the beginning that's how I understand it. If someone win big in lotto you won't see his or her face or name in the media. But I not sure why in recent years, even here in our country, you will see in the newspapers or what other social media that we have, the name and the picture of the winner itself. But I guess it will be ok if you requested not to be named and become anonymous as obviously you want to protect yourself from free loaders. Because for sure they will and find you and obviously they want you to give them some free money from your winnings.

As long as people are playing online they are not forced to get to public,for example if someone wins 500.000 dollars at Stake their withdrawal gets checked and if found valid it gets processed.This is how it should be for most betting platforms who offer online betting to people.Usually the ceremonies like that are held in poor countries like Ghana in order for the platform who is paying that big withdrawal for a country like Ghana to get even more publicity and to get more and more customers.Nowadays though it is completely different,if you are good at online marketing you get a lot of customers without the need of such ceremonies and I am in full support of the bettor rejecting such public appearances.

I believe it is on the bettor's prerogative if he wants to acknowledge his winnings via public.
But if not, the site should not force that person to disclose his identity for safety and security reasons.
In some cases, they will post the photos in public but the face of the winner is blurred or tampered.
In my opinion, it depends on the winner himself, because he is the one who will take care of himself afterwards.
But as much as possible, it is better to hide your identity so you don't need to deal with possible fraudsters that may come after you.

Yeah, I have seen the big celebrations for jackpot winners before.  It can be quite the spectacle, right?  About your questions - I think it really depends.  Some platforms might make you do publicity.  Others let you stay anon and low-key.  And getting extra money to do interviews and stuff? That wouldnt shock me and  its good advertising for the casino or website or whatever.  Just imagine if someone hit it big.  That gets more people to come try their luck.  So yeah, handing over some extra cash to show off and share the story makes sense.

We can really be able to tell about the difference on dealing up with online platforms which we know that winners could really be that possibly living or residing on other parts of the world on which it cant really be possible that they would really be asking his/her presence physically before they could really be able to get their winnings personally which it is not that happening if we do speak about sites like Stake or other
online platforms here on crypto space on which on the time that you do make up some winning then you would really be directly be able to get those winnings without questions asked
unless if there would be some KYC then its normal but announcing your name or identity to the public then this is something that wont really be that good on winners side.

Just like on what others been saying that you are really that exposing yourself into such risks. Yes, it might not be on the time of your claiming of price but rather it would really be
making up some toll later on as you do go simply with your life routine. So as much as possible then rejecting such set up is recommended.

I think the gambling platform will not give extra money to this young Ghanaian, because by giving big wins to this young man and the gambling platform has behaved fairly and responsibly to give what is rightfully the young man, I think it is related to what is given by gambling platform to the youth, that is more than enough. Because when compared to other platforms, there are still gambling platforms that behave fraudulently and don't want to lose money by blocking their visitors' accounts because the visitors got a big win.

And indeed, if this victory were to be made public to the general public, this would be a big risk for the young man. Apart from his friends and relatives approaching the young man to ask for a share, it is true that the threat of robbery and other crimes will continue to lurk the young man.

But apart from that, on the other hand, the gambling platform also doesn't want to lose too much because it provides big wins. So as a substitute, this gambling platform is trying to take advantage of this situation as a promotional event, so that the gambling platform can be more popular and attract more visitors. So like it or not, this gambling platform has to cover big wins. that the young man was involved in his gambling. . And this is done to prove that this platform behaves fairly and responsibly towards each of its visitors.

The disadvantage is on the player, while the advantage is on the casino. Players to avoid being known by family and friends to have such an amount of money, should avoid going public to announce their win on interviews. Insecurity in most parts of the world, is increasing, hence our privacy should be a top priority. Winning such an amount is great, but not a type to celebrate with the public. Because when they find out, they'll help the winner in finishing their funds. Congrats to him for winning big with little amount of money.

This should be something of a choice if it's not part of their terms and conditions. I mean, if the gambling company doesn't have any form of rules that state that the casino has the right to request the user's image or winnings for promotional purposes or any of such, which the user will accept before proceeding with registration, then the person will have the right to reject such an appearance.
 
Sometimes most people who win such a big amount are the ones who, out of excitement about the winning, start advertising themselves on social media for people to know how skilled they are.

Most times, the casino, since the money is a big amount, invites such people over to their head office for the payout, where they want to congratulate him one on one, and from there they can plead with him not by force but to willingly allow them to record and make his winning public as it's something worth celebrating, unless those who care so much about protecting their privacy won't say no to such an offer.

If you're not careful, public opinion could be disastrous sometimes,we need to go for what we want, what if you're being attacked at the cause of traveling, or wherever you've decided to go without having a prior plan will not cost you than before or staying in your own country.


I think the best idea is for the gambler to seek for his privacy ftom them gambling platform, but if they insist on making the announcement because it's a big win, then we must be very smart to make his location or appearance turn a mystery to the public, just as I've said already, if he's smart enough .

A mega-winner should be able to refuse a public presentation, I certainly would. We don't all come from rich areas and we can't say that most of us live in safe conditions, simply put, we don't all have safes in banks and private security. With that said, sometimes (or better to say all the time) it's far better to keep your head down and not talk loud about big money stashed in the house.

So this kind of thing can be like drawing a target on one man's back, that is not nice... Casinos are doing that just for marketing, but as I said, that can be a big trouble for some ordinary people who won big.

This was the huge amount of dollars,So he may be fear to share in the public as you said.I had come across many news the bitcoin traders itself get kidnaped for the ransom in the Africa nation like Ghana,Nigeria.So it's better to not share about their win in the public,but you had made the mistake by sharing in our forum.Because we don't know about the threads to this person by the ransom people in our forum.It doesn't mean the people in the forum will do for the ransom,the reason was the forum access to many people.So the underdeveloped country like this the people need of security and move to the other countries like Canada or United States with this money into the US.He may get the warm welcome from the US,Since the country was based on the capitalized nation.It's better to get away from Ghana is imortant one now.

As far as I heard, Ghana is not a safe country at all and very poor, so this half a million in winnings there is like half a billion in the USA or Europe. I don’t know what the conditions are at the bookmaker where he won the money and what the laws of Ghana are about this, so I don’t know if he can refuse to be public, but it is obvious that it is in his interests to maintain maximum confidentiality of what happened.

I often think, why do jackpot winners or big wins from lottery or gambling have to be announced? Isn't it really possible to maintain privacy? If that is indeed a requirement as proof that the money has been given to the winner, wouldn't it be possible to remain anonymous? Because I saw there were several news items that might be related to the winner with fairly incomplete data and in the end it boomed. Really, this is indeed dangerous for that person. because this opens up criminal avenues, especially if many people already know that the person is the one who earned a lot of money.

In my opinion, casinos or gamblers or related platforms should be concerned about this, with the privacy of the winners. So they can also guarantee that they are safe after winning. Or I've also seen news about one of the jackpot winners who wore a costume when receiving the prize so his face was not known. And you can also just use initials for the name. But I don't know, maybe this is related to the platform's policy.

Anyone who gives him such idea that he should leave the geographical environment where its or leaving before and transfer to another geographical environment, I think its a nice ideas because you may think that all that is celebrating with him have him in good mind but not knowing that, they will be the one to rubbish him by stealing his money by organising a gang to come and rub him, so it's better for him to travel far where friends will not see him and plan for how it will utilise the money, sometimes some of the advice is real and cool

Appear in public, wear a nose mask and keep half your face hidden the whole time, ask for your name to be kept private on the publication or Media presentation, you can be referred to as "the winner of the lottery, Mega bet winner, Jackpot winner" or whatever name feels convenient for the casino, but your name just be kept private. After claiming your reward money, be sure to change your location for your safety.

Every business would in one way or the other look for a good means of publicity. This is the case of the betting company you mentioned here. The casino knew that was a good means of marketing their product so possibly they might have enticed the winner with some extra tips for going public and granting the press interview to a question and answer session.

This singular act always have a role to play in projecting the name and image of the product in question so I am not surprised because that was a good opportunity for them to do so and the move was accurate per time.

I strongly believe this particular aspect is optional as it requires privacy and confidentiality. Maybe he was tipped for it and as far as I know it is every ones right to remain anonymous in such situation but he chose to do it publicly so be it what ever the repercussion may be for him going  public. As for me, I do not see the need for going public after all while I was playing the game did anyone know about it so  why now that I have won big?

that is true, acknowledgment in public would depend on the winner as he may have his reasons not to go public and for me, that's very understandable. but if he did agree with the company, it will be good in the marketing department as it can entice more bettors to use their platform. also, it is a testament that they are really giving such big amount to the winners. it will further give inspiration to those who are betting to bet more. looking forward about their luck.

Lottery winners in my country are not being televised and remains anonymous for the safety reason and I believe every winner should have the right to remain private and have the right to decline this.

Maybe they are doing this for the validity and a proof that a real person won the jackpot but still the government or that private casino should think for the safety of the winner and consider it as their top priority, I wish that guy a better life and a safer life too now that he has the money to protect himself.

I want privacy and that's going to be my decision if ever I win the lottery I guess that everyone can do that and request it to the lottery management while they can announce that someone unnamed has won it. It's funny that when I've seen in some news that a lottery winner has presented himself in a mascot. That's for real and that's the privacy that he's asking from the management and I think if they really are going to require the winner to be presented in the public and to the media, that's all that you guys have to do. Just put a mask and don't let any identifiable object be within you so the public eyes have no idea who the winner is.

But this is also can be done by management themselves and let it said that there's an actual winner where they'll just use someone to wear a mascot and declare that he's the one who's won today's jackpot. It can be a source of corruption and that's why for some countries that are known to be corrupt, they won't believe someone is a lottery winner unless it's being shown in the media with their bare and naked eyes. But for that winner, it's going to be a source to the robbers on who's the next target.

That was a good move by the casino because it would help project them massively and as we all know, bettors or gamblers like such places where they can be assured of win and for seeing this announcement and publicity, they would conclude that the casino is reliable and transparent in dealings. This is just what they want and they do not mind giving it a try to see for themselves what the outcome would look like.

I'm pretty sure most people aren't aware, but you aren't really obliged to pick up a cheque in person. These ceremonies where someone is handed a huge check for lottery winnings are just for show mostly. There's much more paperwork.

If I won millions in the lottery, I'd just send an actor to attend the event for the pictures maybe. Surely I wouldn't want my name to be on the record either. But there also exists a thing called power of attorney. Everything can be handled by a third party so long as you give them legal permission to overtake some of your duties such as signing on your behalf for certain things. Surely something equivalent could be arranged with any lottery organizer. They just want their pictures, it doesn't have to be the actual winner in them and get exposed.

And if they force you to attend or lose the money, show up in full face and gloves. Protecting your facial identity is no crime  ::)

I guess it depends on what State if you are in the US,


https://finance.yahoo.com/news/remain-anonymous-win-mega-millions-182448839.html

So maybe other States wanted to let everyone knows that some real person won the lottery and that it was not rigged or something and so it is allowed publicly for anyone to check.

But for me, for privacy safe I would rather remain anonymous, I don't want anyone to know that I have won the lottery.

So with that, it really depends on what State or what the laws of your country, if you can remain hidden from the public eye, the better for you.

The gambling company want to use the guy for advertisement to attract more users to their casino or sportbetting company nothing more, they are not doing this in the best interest of the winner but in theirs and this can be dangerous and threatening to the security of the young man who by luck had won such huge amount of money. It's almost a similar story that happened sometime this year where a Man Hides $30 Million Lottery Win from family, appears in costume to receive prize money (https://www.legit.ng/business-economy/money/1501233-man-30-million-lottery-win-a-secret-family-apears-costume-receive-prize-money/), same way the young Ghanaian can protect himself from public notice by costuming himself to receive his prize money to reduce the tension that the public presentation could cause him.

Those casinos should respect the privacy of every gambler but if its on their terms and conditions and you agree on that, I believe its already too late to contest it and you just have to deal with it. We know the risk of getting exposed with a lot of money especially in some country so make sure use some money to protect you as well. Lottery winners can be exposed too in some country, luckily that in my country as well they remain anonymous.

I think names are announced for the winner but the location might be hidden or changed from the original location. The purpose of announcement is for other prospective winner to keep playing and try to win too and by that they get money from the customers loses. The reason that reputable betting companies want to announce name is so that you can be sure it was going to somebody but I have also heard that those names are not actually real names.

The wrong here is the casino itself. If the scenario is that they posted the winner's information and identity without consent or approval from the winner, and the winner doesn't like that, then the winner has the right to sue the casino. But for instance, if the winner initiates for itself to be posted or he agrees to be posted, then it's his fault. What he does is wrong; it's not wrong to flex your winnings, but there are consequences. There are many people with wrong motives who could take advantage of the information they have, and of course, the life of the young man could be in danger. That's why it's better to keep it low-key at all times. No matter how much you earn, you should not announce it. Many people out there are greedy for money and can do anything just to get it, and committing crimes is not an exception. Well,  better luck for the winner.

If there's on their terms that you need to do public representation then you are obligated to do that but if it's optional then you can opt not to do it in public, there's a risk involved in it but I believe he is not the only rich man in Ghana to have a threat to his life he can always hire a security agency to protect him or he can opt to make to deposit it in a bank in a form of time deposit and just have a specific monthly withdrawal and announce it to the public so the public will know that he doesn't have the money at hand and he is only getting a small portion for his need.
Or he can change his location since he already has all the money that he needs to do things there are a lot of options when you have a lot fo money in your hands.

Which country the guy belongs to is not all a big thing. When it comes to money, people need to be more cautious. Life is more important than money, and there are possible chances of life threat. Identity of such big wins shouldn't be revealed to the outer world. If it is of a popular person, it won't be a problem. When it is a common man, surely people will try to take advantage. This is kind of promotion for the platform, and they should also understand and provide security to the winners in such incidents.

Actually, I had never thought about why would any lottery winner dare to show off their money and their face in public or in national Television. Obviously the lottery agency wants to attract more people to buy tickets from them and the way to do so is showing they actually pay and they do it big for those who are the most fortunate ones, so it makes sense to me they try to convince those winners with more money, though, keeping in mind the amount those lotteries winners already pocketed because their luck, the offers made by the agency needs to be a considerable fraction of the jackpot for them to even consider to get national highlight (mostly undesired).

If I happened to win half million in a lotelly, I would only show my face for 200k of more, not small fractions of the prize, like 5-10k$.

when people create accounts on Instagram, Facebook or WhatsApp and post photos of themselves showing off their houses, cars, clothes, places they've been to. Are these people not exposing themselves?

When people have a good job and post a photo, are they not exposing themselves?

When people have companies or businesses that give them good profits and these people appear on TV to give talks, are these people not exposing themselves?

When a person plays the lottery, does that person think that if they win the jackpot, their life will be the same? This person will live in hiding for how long?

When lottery organizers hide the winners, who will believe that someone actually wins the lottery?

In my opinion, lottery organizers should show the face of the winner, this should be in the TOS of the company organizing the lottery. If someone doesn't agree, then don't buy a lottery ticket, as this will keep your life peaceful and anonymous, that's as simple as that, now they keep posting a winner who doesn't show a face, so how are we going to have proof that someone is really winning the lottery?

every day hundreds of people buy lottery tickets in the hope that one day they will win, and it is necessary to show proof that there really are real winners so that all those people who spend time and money every day buying lottery tickets are not being made fools of. . I don't see anything wrong with publishing the name and face of the winner. It is up to people when they have money to hire security guards to protect them

That person is really lucky, I also envy him lol. btw, it is your right whether you are willing to be published or not, the aim is to avoid bad possibilities because winning from gambling with a very large amount will make many people jealous. If I am the winner then I will use privacy laws to avoid publication that might be required by the owner of the gambling business, I will fight hard and pay a great lawyer to help me win my rights, especially if I am in a country with a high level of poverty, the possibility that I will get into trouble because I win large amounts of gambling is really big.

It is by choice to come on air to broadcast such huge winnings, because one might become open to many scenario like theft or kidnapping in most cases after making a public presentation. It is to what end by the way? It's not like it is a habit agreeably commendable for the younger generation or siblings or children who look up to us to be better.

A mega winner can say no to public presentation for good reasons and it would not be a problem to those who don't know and do know.

Varies by the country but many places its not allowed and dangerous because of that imo.  I would certainly not want the attention personally, theres a top 10 unfortunate deaths after winning lotteries round up website and quite a few of them are either murder or manslaughter because strangers want a cut of the money afterwards.   Telling everyone someone's details in any way I find a terrible idea in terms of them finding peace with such a large life change.   Best thing for people to do for calm and serenity long term is to put the vast majority of the money into long term prospects like a house, health coverage and pension etc.

With what the winner did, he put not only himself but also his families in danger. Even if he wanted that to happen, from what I see, it seems like the winner wants him to have fame or popularity, so that's how it is, and I also see a bad attitude in the future or in the present.

We know that in this age, there are many thieves and evil-minded people who, when they know something like that, plan something bad. So I won't be surprised if, in a short time, we hear news about that winner that something bad happened. I hope it doesn't happen to him. If I am in the situation of the winner, I will not say it in public for the safety of not only my family but also mine.

Of course, he can choose not to, it is a violation of his right if he wins a huge amount because he bet on it not because he complied with the company's requirement he can go to court to protect his right not to show his identity because he has a valid reason and that is to protect himself and his family, here in our country lottery winners hide their faces to the public and the company complied to the government privacy law, so if on Ghana there is a law about privacy then he can invoke his rights to a privacy.
Privacy is a concern of every citizen in every country and companies should honor the request of their winners to protect their lives and property, it is enough that they announce there is a winner and it should be verified by the government agency that oversees this.

Yes, I agree with you, if we have won then it would be much better if we didn't tell anyone because we won't know the people who have evil values in us and when they find out that we have a lot of money, we will of course try to control what we have. we have and this will not be a good thing for us.

I've seen news of people who went to these publicity events fully dressed up, so as not to be recognized by their families. source here (https://news.yahoo.com/chinese-lottery-winner-wears-costume-223523976.html)

I believe that everything depends on the T&C of each service (lottery/gambling), some require the winner to attend the publicity event in person (obviously this is to generate marketing for the company), others do not have any such requirement, just a KYC which is kept confidential between the company and the winner.

In any case, you need to analyze the terms of each service, if you are forced to go, I think the option of going in costume is a good option.

Ofcourse! Theyre consent should be asked before anything else. Tho practices may vary among gambling platforms, bettors typically have the option to decline public unveiling. Privacy concerns are taken into consideration and individuals may choose to keep their winnings confidential. But you know we have this terms and conditions that we agree with before we actually start betting, maybe publicizing the winners is part of that. if that's the case, then you agree with it. Also im some cases, gambling platforms may offer incentives or additional perks for public exposure, but this varies, and not all bettors want public visibility.

Make it public without the face and the name. But I doubt the people will believe that. They always want to see a face whenever a big winner has done it.
But the winner himself should have that option if he doesn't want to go public for his own security. It should be everyone's right to do so and should not be mandatory to put him in the news just so these gambling sites can say they are real and give away such amounts in prizes. There are other ways to do that or perhaps after the winner has secured all his winnings then he can come out and prove that it is real. It should not be when he wins the prize because his life will surely be in danger not just him, but maybe his family too and use it for ransom.
They should pay extra if they will force a gambler to do it because he will be the one who will be in danger and not the gambling site.

May of us like this kind of introverts lifestyle while some of us are acquainted with the extrovert kind of lifestyle, we just these things to be happy. I would like some privacy if I happen to be the mega winniner in the casino space, earning such hugh winnings in the game, ofcourse we deserved recognition but I prefer to be made anonymous because the world we live in today is a wicked one and surviving is winning in all rounds. A mega will definitely become prey for the predators that would surround just to ensure things don't go smoothly for him.

It depends on where you live aka your country public disclosure law also the platform/company terms regarding the winners identities.
Some companies definitely wants to announce the winners in public to show that they are fair and the winners are real.
Its a good promo to lure new user.

I dont think he will be able to stay anonymous in Ghana, so he must be think smart on how to protect himself and the money after receiving the prize.

  And eventually, the winner now goes home sleeping with one eye open because he has just been shown to the world that he has won millions making him a possible subject of attack. by anyone. IMO if a bet company want to prove that they are fair and winners are real there are better measures to use in giving these testimonies that should also be in the best interest of the winner security-wise too and not just after their own company's interest to prove a point.

On the account that a gambler won such huge sum shouldn't mean he has to start watching his back when he should be in a calm state of mind enjoying and reflecting on how to invest his millions he rather be using a part of that time and money for his security. All thanks to the the bet company.

Does it really be the outcome after he won a huge amount of money. The guy already has enough money to get a security to take care of him and his family. There's nothing to worry about it as long as he hires enough men, and he won't appear in public easily. Or do the other option such as moving to another city or going out of the country.

Aside from using his fortune to their own security, it would be better to hire a financial advisor. It's a great help for someone who does not enough knowledge on how to handle a large sum of money, whether where they can invest it or what business they can build.

Of course, they can say no to public presentations. Because financial matters are something that is personal to someone, if he or she wins the mega or grand prize, then that's a matter of public curiosity and trending or viral news for everyone. But the reality is, it depends on them whether they want or don't want to reveal their identity to the public. Because only that person knows what consequences I should face after this turning point in my life. It depends on person to person, their past life, their friends and relatives, and the social conditions they live in. After that huge winning day, we totally forgot about that person and his life. For us, it's just cover-up news, but it's his life, and that's what matters most. In my opinion, we can't just ignore his opinion or his privacy or safety for a "hashtag trend."

Not everyone loves to live outside their country, it's a luxury they don't fancy that much and moreso, there are dozens of millionaires in the country that have double of the amount the gambler won but are living their normal lives without security because their private life is kept private from public presentation, therefore the issue of the gambler hiring security doesn't justify anything or did he won the money to be using it to hire security guards and how much longer do you think the money will serve if he has to be paying for security for himself and family?

Hiring a financial advisor will definitely be resourceful to him to guide on how and where he can invest that money into because many gamblers has lavished their huge wins that could have been used in turning their life for the better on luxuries and wasteful spending exhausting them back to square one as a result of lack of assistance from financial advisor.

The winners country's of residence is not the issue. What do we say about people who participate and win reality tv shows or a big competition on national tv and then one of the events in the grand finale involves present the cheque to the winner. In this place, the winner doesn't need to cover their face despite winning millions and they do not care about their security. So why will a mega winner be bothered by all of these. What the mega winner should do is that after receiving the public presentation of the money, they should immediate start living a low key life and avoid the public for a long time. If they want to go on gambling, they could do it in their apartment. Lastly if they do not feel safe enough, they have enough money to employ a personal trained bodyguard.

I once read a news story about how someone's life actually got worse even though he won a fantastic amount because the public knew about this and many people came to his house to borrow, even someone who offered financial services actually killed him. What a tragic story, because he should have been able to calmly enjoy the winnings. Source (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Shakespeare)

It would be very harmful if a gambling site published its users who managed to win fantastic money, it shouldn't be done, maybe the amount can be published but not the name or personal data of the person who won it, such as photos or the city where he lives and so on.
The amount he won was huge and it could change his life so of course having his data exposed would put him in a dangerous position.
The winner should be able to choose whether they want to publish it or not, it is not the gambling house's decision.

It is the right of the gambler to be able to refuse all kinds of publicity about him and his winnings, because it is privacy and people must respect it. Unless the platform has a ToS which explains that the player must comply with all forms of publication carried out by the platform and the player has agreed to this, then he has no reason to refuse that the platform will publish his winnings and his identity to the public.

I have never won big, but if it concerns security and privacy matters, I think the winner can ask the gambling organizer not to publish it, because that is the right of the gamblers who won the big win, but if you look at it from one side, usually the gambling organizer makes an announcement. This is usually to attract attention so that people want to gamble there because this can also be part of marketing.

Gambling organizers usually do this to show the media and the public that the gambling organizers pay big winnings so there is no fraud that makes people reluctant to gamble there, but they could do this to show that they pay, but it comes back to security and privacy issues. Users should be able to pressure gambling organizers to cover their winnings.  ;)

Every gambling platform must have their own terms and conditions for such a publicity and it can be different from one to another. From player's perspective, of course all players has the right to reject the publicity because of security or privacy reason but the next question is, will be there a consequence for the player who reject the publicity? Of course it will be depending on the terms and conditions of the platforms.

But what if the casino making the announcement is on twitter or their other social media? This could indeed be good marketing, showing that the casino is fair and doesn't hinder any winners who have the chance to win large sums. It means the platform casino has one goal, attracting more new users, while they may not consider what winners will experience after such an announcement.

It's true that we can reject any offers for interviews or podcasts in any media, but... it seems challenging to turn down something initiated by a gambling platform that has awarded us winnings. This includes the publication of the jackpot amount won by a betting winner.

A bettor who wins a very large cash prize could ask his betting shop not to publish his name or photo. It was for his own safety from evil people who would definitely gather and plan something for him. And even though the winning bettor has to pay extra money for publicity that doesn't specify who the winner is, that bettor still has more money from his winnings.

He doesn't have to worry about having to pay extra money for his security and I would too. I don't want to take any chances with my safety or that of my family. Especially if the news spreads throughout the city or in the neighborhood where I live, but the betting shop should be able to hide the name and identity of the winner rather than share the details.

Betting shops may also offer security services for winners to take their money home or to their bank. Things like that can be discussed with the betting shop. The winner already has a lot of money, so money is fine for protecting his safety.

your question reminded me there was another user on this forum who had made almost the same thread about big wins and about publications.
as I remember, when the bettor was offered to publish in the media about his big win, he was willing to publish it, but on the condition that he wanted to use a clown mask or something that covered his face to avoid his family or children watching TV or avoid crimes that would threaten his life after winning the big win.
that all I remember but I am sure some other users here still remember it, maybe it will be explained by other users.

and from my personal opinion, it actually all depends on the policy of the platform, if it requires publication, it may be forced to do so, but such regulations should not exist on gambling platforms because anonymity is very important and it should be if a bettor wins big and refuses to publish it. gambling parties must respect it.

It depends on which country you hit the jackpot, if it's the America then I can charge the casino to go public because it's like they are trying to use me for advertisement, no way I am going to do that for free even if I win millions of dollars, the last people I can have mercy on in this life is casino owners, they have nothing to lose.

Now If this is happening in my country I won't dare decide to come out in the open, I will prefer to keep it as a secret because if you expose yourself you will see people trying to find you and where you live, and this includes criminals who will forcefully ask for their own share of the win, like it's normal thing to do, and if you are out of luck you will attract the evil ones who would like to take everything from you, by kidnapping you or someone in your family.

So if you are a mega winner first make sure you are in a safe country and protect yourself, or just tell them no and give them your reasons, there is no crime in saying no to them as coming out in the public after you win big amount of money isn't part of the gambling rules.

Yeah he can, but it will resulting he will not able to claim his winnings. :D

Their money their rule, this phrase is unavoidable when you rely on centralized site. Even you've ask them before you win big amount of money, they can give an excuse if their owner or other third party force them to publicity the winner.

That is true, just like this article says: Mega Millions: Can a jackpot winner remain anonymous? Not in these states  (https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/3800913-mega-millions-can-a-jackpot-winner-remain-anonymous-not-in-these-states/)

It is their rule to announce name of the winner publicly. So if you're from the US and in a state that doesn't allow you to remain anonymous upon winning the mega lottery then that only means that you'll be publicly announced and exposed.

A quote from the article which can be the same in other countries.:

Yup, and to keep their privacy and personal space, It's better not to publish the winners real identity and image if the public presentation shows Images of the winner because we didn't know what will the possibilities that may happen, what if someone might plan to do bad things because they know the identity of the winner like robbery and kidnapping since we're living in digit era where every information is very accessible in the internet. Here in our country, If a person hit the mega jackpot in lottery, the sweepstake officers will post in social media websites the picture of the winner with a cheque in their hand indicating the total winning prize but the face is blurred for the betterment of the winner.

The winner should be anonymous since they their life is in danger for being expose to win such huge amount of money. For sure to many criminals or those greedy people might plan bad for that kid just to get the amount he won. Since he's been exposed then much better for him to go away for a while so that he will be safe then just came back once he think he's safe and the hype about the news about winning such huge amount subside.

Its good to have formal presentation of the winners since for sure many of the people who bet seek the figure of the winner but they should not disclose the face,name or even slight information for a person to be know since we all know how risky it is that's why they need to be more careful next time for declaring their winners. For the question if a bettor can reject to get revealed on public I think yes. Its our right to remain anonymous especially if there's a huge threat after that event.

If we discuss the publicity rules applied by gambling sites then it goes back to the rules of the gambling site, because actually the ones who benefit from the publicity are the gambling place or platform, they really want it to increase the number of players on their platform. Regulations regarding privacy are definitely different in each region, and I don't know how these regions regulate this privacy issue, if it has to be forced then the jackpot winner cannot refuse the publicity requirement.

I have seen a few occasions where someone who win the maximum payout or something close to that being invited by the company to claim other awards attached to such size of winnings. It is usually made public and used for promotion to tell people that such is possible.

I don't think there is any low or provision in the T&C mandating people to honour such invitations,  so it is a thing of individual decision. Considering that there is a prize attached to honouring such invitations or publishing ones winning in the public, many people will not have a problem with that.

On the other hand, if there are no prizes attached to such publicity, I don't see any need accepting to be made public unless the individual involved just want to become a public figure which is also something many people are looking to achieve.

It's in their ToS agreement that winner should do a public presentation if they receive a demand from company. And to be honest, that makes perfect sense because when someone wins mega jackpot or any super big prize, people want to know who is the winner to be sure that things are done fairly and it's not a rigged.

It's requirement for many reasons, one of them I described above your quote. By the way, when you want money, you have to be ready that you'll attract criminals, false friend, relatives and other people. What's the point of having tons of money and hiding every cent of it? When you have money, you have to buy expensive cars, clothes, jewelry, watches. Otherwise, what's the point? Money comes with responsibilities, the problem is that poor people who wake up one day and become a millionaire, aren't ready for those responsibilities and have no experience too. But over time, it gets better.

        -   I'm just not sure if it's required for the winners to be exposed to the public. Because if they respect the privacy of the winner, I think there is no need for such exposure.

First of all, if the winner also wants to be exposed publicly, of course that's his decision; that's why it's a bit risky. Because you seem to be encouraging thieves or exploitative people to take advantage of you or rob you, that's what you want to convey to us in the field of crypto business.

In our country, it isn't mandatory to show your identity to the public when you won the jackpot amount. You just have to arrive at their office during the time frame of claiming the winning, provide your real name, and your ticket to claim your prize. People shouldn't be forced to publicly announce that they won the mega prize for security reasons. All the unwanted attention might be focused into you once people knew you have money. You can be prone into kidnapping, murder, robbery, and sudden loans from those people that know you. Which will make your life be at risk and it will be hard for you to navigate your way when there are many eyes watching.

Privacy and security should be prioritized when dealing with matters such as this.

It depends on ToS but casino in general ask the consent of the winner itself before they publish the full details of the winner because they can simply make the winner identity anonymous while announcing that someone win the huge jackpot prize. It will put the life of winner in danger if they will published it without their consent.

I remember some casino has a ToS that publish their customer winning as part of their ToS but only username so no identity reveal. On this case which every info is published on a nationwide scale, I believe there’s something about the casino on publishing winners details.

Everyone has the right to privacy so if the lucky person does not want everyone to know his name because of possible problems, then the organizers of gambling should enter into his position and replace his real name with another.

In my opinion, any person who thinks a little bit about his safety will want not to give his name.

Yes we must seen the winner but they should not reveal his personal information since many people watching them and this might cost his life for putting his self at risk on public eyes.

If there's a written rules regarding on revealing the winner maybe its best for them to do something to protect the winner and not just to flaunt up because they want to gain hype for showing the lucky person who win on their lottery.

I know many people will get hype to this win but they should consider the danger it could possibly bring so if I am the winner of this lottery I will say to this people that I want to be anonymous since I don't want to receive any threats that can stress me.

If Ghana has a privacy policy then he can ask the organizers not to do a public presentation, the organizers cannot just withhold his winnings if he declines but if he agrees to do that to also promote the platform then he should see to it that he ask the company for addicitonal protection, I don't know much about Ghana's individual protection and the peace and order but if the amount is too big a change of location will do him and his family good.
The family's protection is more important than money, now that he has this amount of money he can employ security measures, all I know is all rich people in a third-world country employ security measures and hire security companies to protect them.
There's also a possibility of leaking so the winner needs to increase his security whether he is exposed or not.

At the end of the day, all of the winners will agree to publicity their real name and face because money is everything :D

The only one who care about their privacy is never gamble in offline casino as they aware anytime they will need to publish their identity. Just like how free coffee or free dish promotions in coffee shop, we need to do and follow their requirements.

It’s quite funny that this is spelled out in the law, although in my opinion this can be decided by the lottery organizers, and people themselves will choose where it is more convenient for them (which lottery to play). I find it a bit immoral and unnatural when the "curiosity" of the majority is satisfied at the expense of losing someone's privacy. If you don't trust that the lottery draw will be fair, how can knowing who won the jackpot convince you that everything is fair?

It's your money and personality bro, you are free to decide on what you want without anyone infringing on your privacy rights. Some people might be camera-shy while others might not just want it due to popularity problems and some ugly aftermaths.

It depends on the arrangement and how the winner in question understands the situation.

Although it might be in the terms and conditions of the casino that they have the right to use a certain winner at their discretion for such a task. In that case, the winner will have no just but to oblige. But in a different case, the winner might charge them extra or do it for free, it all depends on the person in question.

There are many examples of people being or trying to be ananymous when they win a large amount of money. Large amounts of money for a normal person do attract different risks. Being anonymous is much easier online while offline lotteries prefer to share the person and how it changed their life and most people also like the fanfare along the win. Sometimes it's the terms and conditions of the lottery that comples the winner to express themselves on media while when not such terms in existence, there are example of people https://www.talkimg.com/images/2023/11/18/FsTcW.jpeg

A casino would get publicity and more attention if they arranged a ceremony to announce a big win or a jackpot winner to the public because that is beneficial for their establishment, but the gambler should have the right to say no to such things if they find this being a security threat for them since there can be people who might go after the winner to get his money and no one can say that it is not going to happen because we live in a world where a person can be killed for merely a hundred dollar bill, that's how hard life has become on earth.

So, I'm not pretty sure if a casino offers extra money to a winner to accept their offer to publicly announce the winnings but I think they would ask the gambler if they are okay if they announce it publicly with their face and name or even arranging some ceremony and inviting the media for the coverage.

If both participants are allowed to do what's on their mind, the player won't accept the offer, while the casino would do anything possible to get the player to accept. Yet, it's very risky on the side of the player. It won't make him happy and may require him to have scary thoughts. The best way is for the casino to make an anonymous TV show, explaining how they paid out a whooping amount of money to a winner. Which they don't want to publicly share his details and personality. It'll still give them the publicity they want and also attract players who value privacy. We all live in a chaotic world of terrible events happening because of money. How would a person want to come out plain to show the world they've gotten that rich. It's not a type of development anyone would welcome. Unless the person's name won't be mentioned and with their face covered like the photo I saw above. It can be a bit bearable. Or if the casino insist on handing out the Cheque to the person on the day of the event. Then the player won't have any other reason not to attend. Aside that, no player, like myself, would accept such a proposal.

I'm not sure if you have heard of Mr banks, that guy won something similar on stake but he didn't stake with small amount, he used about $6k to win about $415k in good faith, he trended on social media for some days and man is still walking the way he likes. It's possible that the locality area where he stay might affect him if he continues to stay in that area but trying to leave the whole Ghana will be a big mistake for him because I wonder what he plan to do with the money and how he plan to survive if the money finish.


Deep down, betting platforms are usually sad and feel bad when people win large sum of money from small stake because they think they don't worth and that's why you find out that they want to use such winners as promotional material to let the other players not to give up because hard work pays but we know that out of 1000 small risk staked games, only 1 do make it which is always rare to find.

What I can say about this is, it's depend. If you don't want to be celebrated, I don't think there is such term for casino to openly celebrate you bit if you don't value your privacy and want to show off your luck to the public, they will accept that because the player is serving as a promotional materials and evidence that the platform is paying and people are winning.

Correction: the individuals who cares about their privacy are ones who wants to avoid bad people from getting near them as others have also thought of. Of course you’d be proud winning from a gambling game since not everyone and not to all times there would be someone to be lucky enough to bag a huge win. Does not promote certainty that those who have publicized their winnings have put their lives on danger, but with commonsense, if it is potential of such thing to happen, then there’s a huge chance so we better make the adjustments for ourselves. To those winners who allowed themselves to be known by the public are also just following their rights but they should atleast be responsible of anything that could possibly happen especially with places wherein rich ones are few.

I don't know much about this kind of things but we have hear these kinds of news that gambling platform paying the gambler and make this kinds of things from them for their promotion. In most cases, I think that such activities are done by gambling platforms to increase publicity. Moreover, if a person lives in an area where security is low, reading such publicity after gambling is absolutely foolish. Also I think private funds information should not be disclosed publicly.

Same goes into this winner too on having some costume.
https://news.yahoo.com/chinese-lottery-winner-wears-costume-223523976.html

If they would really be allowing such kind of publicity and minding about request of someones when it comes to their privacy then it wont really be that bad on wearing up some costume.
Yes, it do really impose that huge risks on winners side when it comes on exposing themselves to public considering on the amount that they have won on which it is really that
something that could make those criminals will really be taking advantage on, specially if they do know on whose that winner or simply being targeted by those people
who do have bad intents. So it is really just that your have the rights on making yourself that getting those win in private but if this cant be possible then wearing costume would be your solution.

It should really be that standard on where someone could have the option on neither they are willing to exposed themselves or not in the public rather than on making it compulsory or needed.
Well, for some part of marketing on why they are doing this but speaking about safety and security then it would really be that totally opposite.
For most instances which winners would really be not so dumb to make their faces to be publicize and we arent that a fool on not to know about the risks and danger on doing so.

Actually, something like that can still be done and indeed I also hope that there will be no celebration or whatever it is in order to maintain the safety and privacy of the winner can be kept secret but sometimes for a casino to do this, of course they also want more exposure because with a win of this size achieved by someone and the news about the victory is spread, indirectly this can also be a covert advertisement from the casino and can increase other gambling players interested in being in it.
This is like an unwritten rule but it always happens because casinos also want to take advantage of opportunities like this as an attraction for their own benefit.

This depends if the gambler wants his winning to be publicize. One thing that I know that is the reason behind bookies publicizing  a gambler big win is so that people can see that the casino is trustworthy and to gain more reputation for the casino, so that more gamblers can see that the casino is reliable and start to patronize the casino. I don't think that there is any extra funds that will be given to the winner after he has been shown to the public that he won big. I will not like the public to know about my win, if it happens that I win big for my safety and privacy. As you can see the young man that won is happy in the picture that he is brought to the public for them to notice his win.

Depends on the law. For most countries, to ensure that no one's going to shank them when they start walking in Crime Alley like batman's parents they hide the winner's faces, some don't even announce where the winner hails from to make sure that their identity is kept secret no matter what. I don't think it's safe for the winner as well to have his whole face and likeness be paraded across the country just so the sweepstakes company could show their patrons that they do pay. It's stupid.

I get that some winners would want to publicize themselves but the default should be the complete obscuring of their identity to make sure they are safe against any assailant. The government and sweepstakes facilitator should know that.

Public presentation are meant for more popularity and recognition for that platform. But by no means they are allowed to make the winner's identity public. The decision should be made only by the winner if he wants it to be public or not. Imagine owning that much money while your privacy has been compromised. That situation could turn out to be life-threatening. When the life is at stake, Will he gamble on that? Of course not.

So the answer is, a mega winner actually can say no to public presentation if there's a law regarding privacy safekeeping. Also, it is his own right to keep his privacy safe. Good for the platform but really a bad decision for the winner. Even if the platform offers some extra money, the winner should never go public. That little amount of money does not compare to his life and his own safety.

Sometimes people do doubt the favor they these gambling platforms do have the ability to pay out big winning when their clients do win, so this doubt by the public has led to most gambling platforms and lottery announcing and bringing their big wins to the public so as to build more confidence with them as it regards been able to pay.

But then I think the winner still reserves the right to stay anonymous because it's not stayed in their agreement or policy that they must be publicly announced in cases of wins so I think that gives them the right to turn down public presentations especially when they feel threatened security wise. I have not made an actual research into this but I think it's applicable and the casino or gambling platform understands  how well the privacy and security of their customers should be treated.

The casinos are using the winner to promote themselves. He won, but the business wants additional profit from this win, profit that the winner doesn't have to give them.
He should protect the right to privacy and ask them not to show his full face in the media, or he could come in a mask (worst case scenario, he can claim he's afraid of covid and cover his face or something like that). If he signed something in the ToS that he will have to attend a public ceremony, he can come in a hat and sunglasses and at least make himself hard to recognize.

For privacy sake, that is why I prefer online casinos to physical casinos because if the guy have won that amount in an online casino,  no one will even know about his winning and at that, there won't be any possible security risks such as in this case,  a lot of those who won such an amount will not come out to take their rewards openly for fear of being robbed or even taxed.

So some of them will rather choose that the reward be given in proxy or even in a secret ceremon  unless in cases where it is stated in the terms and conditions of the casino that claiming the prize will require them to go public,  only then you can not have any choice than to abide by the roles.

Yes and no, but they define that gray border in their conditions, they are written there, but it will depend on the country to skip such a thing, in the United States some winners have skipped such obligatory presentations.

 I think anyone would like to have that dilemma.  8)

Publicizing the big winnings from gambling among the people increases the popularity of the gambling platform. But the problem is with those gamblers who win big jackpots or lotteries. In my opinion, if a gambler loses his money after winning, then what is the point of gambling ? Of course if any such winnings are presented to the public the winning gambler's permission should be obtained first. I know of several big casino sites that keep gambler information private. In the case of particularly large wins, if the gambler does not allow their news to be published, the gambling platform only mentions the amount of the win and  mentions the name "anonymous" of the gambler.

A bettor can refuse to go public to keep himself safe from bad people who could rob him when he comes home with a lot of winnings. The bettor can request guarding from the casino to ensure his safety until he returns home but there may be additional charges imposed on him. But it is best for bettors not to show their faces to the public and using a mask or even doll clothes is enough to protect them from the public. And when he gets home, he can ask for casino security or even hire security to protect him on his way home. But bettors should refuse to announce it to the public to avoid crimes that could occur.

I agree with you on the need to remain out of the public I'm the advent of a major win. This is the wise thing to do to remain safe because the risk of going public is much. In some countries, one will be putting his life on the life showing the public what they don't need to know.

On the aspect of the casinos placing additional charges on him for requesting to be kept anonymous, that is not clear to me. If they will do that, om what ground will that be done when there is no law that says winnings should be made public? One can even sue the companies if they disclose your identity and winning to the public without your permission.

This probably depends on the lottery rules in every country, but I can't believe that your face and name has to be published publicly for you to receive your lottery winnings. 500,000 USD is a life changing amount and we would all be happy to receive one time in life such a profit from gambling. The problem with becoming a public figure depends also on the crime statistics in our countries. If it's a general safe country than I would be less concerned. On the one side I can understand the lottery company that always wants to make a big public event out of jackpot winners, it's great marketing and will attract more customers in the future. On the other side our privacy should be respected as well. I have seen quite a few lottery winners accept their money wearing a mask which seems like a fair compromise. Also in my country they usually just reveal the age and where the lottery ticket was bought, no name or picture. Stating the first name publicly seems fine to me, but the last name should be kept out of the public.

That's what makes me feel not very happy with offline gambling because to withdraw the winnings we have to do things I shouldn't want to do, for example when we win big at an online casino we often complain about KYC because of privacy but we can immediately withdraw all the money to a bank account and when we win big at offline gambling we also complain about this kind of public percentage problem, there are definitely things that are unpleasant, but we still have to do it.

But it's really hard to refuse to make it public because offline gambling also wants to use this method to campaign to people that their gambling really pays, it's a bit uncomfortable, but the method you say is also good, ask the organizers directly to prepare costumes that can at least cover themselves. so that he can avoid crimes that could threaten his life because of that victory.

This has been the tradition of bet companies, they do this in other to attract the attention of the public, to look as if they are the best in terms of winning, things if the mega winner decides not to go public because of a reason or the other, I don't think anyone has the right to force him or her to do so, is just that they might decide to deprive him something, not the money actually, but the ambassador position which I know that many bet company do, once you win their maximum limit, you will automatically be their ambassador, but I think if the winner chose not to show up the company has to do it the other way round without depriving him his right and before this their should be a formal discussion between the winner and the company in other to reach a compromise.

Sometimes it depends on the country in the US, companies openly mention the winner of their lottery and even his personal information I do not agree with this in my first post but if it's from a rich country like the US, Canada, or UAE it's ok because the company can secure you and authorities can protect your rights compared to third world country, in rich countries millionaires can openly roam the street.
But if I'm a winner in my country I will fight for my right not to get my face exposed or I will be spending a big portion of my money just to protect my love ones, its still better to have a private life if you hit a jackpot.
There's no stress and you can still walk in the street because people do not know you have a lot of money.

This is what both parties, both the winner and the company, must do. There should be no coercion because if it is published there are also risks for the winner.
for the company maybe it is also a promotion when a big win is announced to the public. it could attract some new players to them. But for gamblers who go public, this can pose some risks to themselves or their families.
It's not wrong that some gamblers choose to remain anonymous.

I think the documentation and broadcasting to the public is done by the casino or betting platform because they want everyone to know that they have casino that can really be trusted and is willing to pay every customer winnings, even in very large amounts.
This is the casino advantage because it can attract more customers to gamble there because there are many cases where casino owner runs away or doesn't want to pay his customers big winnings with any effort.
Moreover, this kind of thing has happened several times and in fact it has become topic of discussion and trending topic on various social media and news broadcasts.
But the gambler did not experience bad things such as robbery or confiscation, but he himself spent the winnings on having fun and doing useless things.

I don't know whether gambler can reject media coverage or not, but what is clear is that there is always news like this when gamblers win large amounts in fiat casinos in particular.
Regarding extra money, I don't think so but of course there is agreement from the customer to agree to coverage and broadcast in the media.

Can you imagine if the casino didn't show the winner in front of every people? they will say if it's not the real winner, it could be the casino's employee and the prize isn't delivered to the right person. How can the casino combat this when people always demand a proof?

Publicizing the winner is a win-win solution for the casino and the winner as long as the winner agree with that.

When someone wins big in gambling, this will create an interest in the people around them to gamble too, because they have seen proof that someone suddenly got rich from gambling.

And publicizing big wins to the general public, this is a fairly effective marketing strategy to attract people to gamble and bet large amounts on a particular platform.
In order to maintain the security and privacy of its visitors, a gambling platform must not share winnings obtained by its visitors. However, if a gambling platform just misses this opportunity, then this is a loss for the gambling platform. Because to return the money they give to their visitors, the platform must be able to attract as many visitors as possible. And the solution step taken is to promote the winning results obtained by visitors.

Yes this is correct, Players has the right to refuse on revealing his identity to the public because this will put his life in danger.

I never saw a casino offering a security service outside their building because that’s not part of their business. Maybe they will refer you to some services but they are not the one who will handle this matter since matter since it will be their additional responsibility.


I believe the news on OP is an isolated case because it’s common protocol of the casino to not reveal the identity of someone who win in their platform. They can announce the details in how the prize won but the identity should be in public.

As far as I know, if you win large amounts of gambling, it should be published, because it involves paying out large amounts, different from winning small amounts, the reason is because the casino is responsible for the money that is spent and that enters the casino every day.

For some gambling industries, to spend large amounts of money, the parties responsible for the casino and finances must know, because some gambling casinos work with partners or investors who invest, The money spent must be published in the media and this will show the public that their casino is honest and responsible for big wins for its users.

Casinos have a nominal amount of money that must be paid out in small amounts per day, so it doesn't have to be published, but unlike users who win large amounts, like it or not, publication is required.

There are people in the society that have plenteous of that amount won by the gambler but are living without security to watch their back or family members, you know why? It because they are not made public about their millions by any publicity, they just living their quiet lives in their opulence. And I think this is same life too this gambler would have loved to live but no way, because he has been shown to the world around him that he has made a fortune, a deal that could have been a secrecy within a few ears. He now has to spend part of the money on security that's what is pissing me off

This can indeed lead to crime, especially if the young person's neighborhood is inhabited by a busy area, there is a risk of robbery or being vulnerable to fraud.

I think the casino published it because the casino felt they had the right to promote their site at the same time so that it would attract a lot of people's interest in gambling on their site and hoping to make big profits like this young man.

The young man must immediately be careful because his identity has been exposed and his face is clearly visible on social media, at least he must be in a safe place to be able to avoid crimes that he might face, the casino must be fully responsible for spreading the identity of its users even though got big winnings from their site.

As far as I know a winner can stay anonymous, if he wishes. And that is the best to do, especially in poor countries where you can become an instant target for everyone around, and I'm not saying only about the robbers, but also the beggars. It wouldn't be a bad idea to move on from the country to another where there is higher life quality and standards. That is, if the prize is big enough to cover such expenses and guarantee a decent source of income for a lifetime, although if the prize is sufficient only as a boost to move to another country where the winner can work and start a new life, I think it's already worth of a try. New sources of income can be acquired within time, work and investments.

Yeah, it must be publicized but it's also at the discretion of the winner if he wants his face hidden. I have seen this before where the winner was awarded in a stage but when it was put in the news the face of the winner is blurred and I think that's okay for security.
There must be a choice for the winner to have that kind of privacy especially if he thinks that many people will take advantage of him or he will be in danger when they knew it was him/her.
With that, the media must comply or else it will be their business who can be sued if they will leak out the face of the winner and jeopardize his life.
Most of the national lotto winners that I've seen have blurred faces while some do come out after a year or two telling their story in public and there's even a series about lotto winners here in our country and the story behind it being televised weekly. I guess they do that after they secure all the money that they won especially their will in case something bad happens.

I believe yes, a bettor has the right to refuse if he don't want to expose himself publicly because it is also for his own safety. Who would want to be broadcast for winning huge amount? Your relatives, friends and everyone will become aware that you became lucky. You'll be at risk as being a target of bad people.

But I think it depends on the country where you from and their rules when it comes to this kind of event. Here, if a gambler win huge in lottery, it is announced publicly but the winner remain anonymous. Obviously it is for the sake of the winner and to avoid any inconvenience.

I believe that the bettor has the option to decline. It appears that the young man may not fully understand his rights or the potential consequences of publicly revealing his identity after winning the lottery. Such an action could put him or his family in danger. Anyway, even if his identity is revealed, he has the money to disappear and go to safe places.

I am uncertain if there is any additional payment for the publicity, as winning 500k USD alone would not make someone willingly agree to reveal their identity publicly through the gambling platform.

That's why we have to refuse casinos if they want to publish us in public because this concerns our safety and may also concern our families. Casinos should also give winners the option not to publish their identity or invite them directly to the public without a face covering. There's no point in being proud by showing our faces in public, especially if it involves a lot of money.

I'd rather pay the casino if they ask for money not to publish the winner's identity because, after all, we still have more money from our winnings. But if the money requested by the casino is too much, we can file a complaint that it is unreasonable and we can report the casino to the authorities.

No winner will be happy if the casino wants to show the identity of the winner to the public because the winner should be able to be behind the curtain to receive his prize. The winners do not need to go out in public because safety factors are more important than showing their identity, let alone showing themselves in public. That is the winner's privacy, which the casino should keep private, especially if there is no guarantee from the casino that they want to take us back home or to the bank to deposit the winnings.

If the casino really wants to show the winner to the public, it would be better for the casino to provide costumes and masks for the winner so that our identity remains secret to the casino. We can also feel safe from bad people who want to target the money we win. Personal safety is more important than money so we can complain about this to the casino and the casino should be able to listen.
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By refusing casinos that want to reveal the identities of their winners, at least we are trying to keep ourselves safe from bad people.

There may be casinos that will offer security services to their winners so that the winners can feel safe on their way home. But if the casino refers to a security company or security service, we can hire them to maintain our safety. But of course the safety of the winner is the responsibility of the casino.

Yes, that's true because no matter what, there will definitely be bad people who want to do something to the winner. They also won't know who the bad guys are. Casinos should have thought about this before they released the winners to the public.