A Nigerian Man Won $51,000 in Sports Betting With a Bet of Just $1.072

[goaldigger]

Hopefully he has security detail protecting him in places. With all the attention he's getting, its easy to become a target for robbers, especially if all your big money came from the casino [which itself is also an attractive target to robbers].

This is why lottery didn’t gave any information for all the winners because it can compromise their security and this should also practice in gambling because again if there’s a huge money here greed people will always look for an opportunity against you. It’s not that big reward but still on a country like that, he should be more careful next time. I won’t announce any winnings, i gamble on my on and I will celebrate on my own.

[Slow death]

I think people should learn to keep their success stories away from physical people, because as they joy and praise you physically, secretly, they might not be as much happy as they appear physically.

maybe the guy didn't say anything and the casino guys may have leaked information to attract attention to the casino, because if a person wins a lot of money at casino C and people find out about it then people will run to casino C to create accounts and gamblers because people always tend to copy other people, they always think that since person X was successful so he can also be successful if he copies everything that person X did and the casino guys in the marketing department know about this advertising strategy , I wouldn't be surprised if some casino employee leaked information

If I am eager to share my success story, I prefer to do it online where no body knows me In person, like this forum, doing this offline with family, friends, colleagues, etc.. I think is too risky.

What is or are your opinion(s) on this matter?

your family has to be the most important thing, if one day you are seriously ill, it will be your family members who will be at the hospital every day to bring you food for you to eat for this reason I suggest you always tell your family about your things, don't hide anything from them. if you win the lottery then you have to count the people in your family. the part that I agree with you is that you shouldn't tell friends and be showing off on social media

Another flaw is that they are able to tell the activity of that man when they already told us that the man is unidentified.. .  The series of events of that news just simply don't sink in. 

Apparently the news seems to be true. was published by many news channels:

https://lagospanorama.com/young-man-wins-n38m-sports-betting-with-n800/

https://yemiefash.com/man-wins-n38m-sports-betting-with-n800/

https://www.newtelegraphng.com/man-bets-n800-wins-n38m-prize-money/

[robelneo]

Hopefully he has security detail protecting him in places. With all the attention he's getting, its easy to become a target for robbers, especially if all your big money came from the casino [which itself is also an attractive target to robbers].

This is why lottery didn’t gave any information for all the winners because it can compromise their security and this should also practice in gambling because again if there’s a huge money here greed people will always look for an opportunity against you. It’s not that big reward but still on a country like that, he should be more careful next time. I won’t announce any winnings, i gamble on my on and I will celebrate on my own.

There's a saying people know you when you have money, now on the news people are now following him and that's bad for him that many people know that he hit a huge jackpot, so instead of enjoying his winnings he will be in the spotlight, a spotlight that nobody wants to be in and this is because you have money and you will see the greediness of people while looking at you, there should be a rule on media there that never publish even any part of your body for recognition unless there is a consent, now they put the man in big trouble.

[Hamphser]

Hopefully he has security detail protecting him in places. With all the attention he's getting, its easy to become a target for robbers, especially if all your big money came from the casino [which itself is also an attractive target to robbers].

This is why lottery didn’t gave any information for all the winners because it can compromise their security and this should also practice in gambling because again if there’s a huge money here greed people will always look for an opportunity against you. It’s not that big reward but still on a country like that, he should be more careful next time. I won’t announce any winnings, i gamble on my on and I will celebrate on my own.

There's a saying people know you when you have money, now on the news people are now following him and that's bad for him that many people know that he hit a huge jackpot, so instead of enjoying his winnings he will be in the spotlight, a spotlight that nobody wants to be in and this is because you have money and you will see the greediness of people while looking at you, there should be a rule on media there that never publish even any part of your body for recognition unless there is a consent, now they put the man in big trouble.

A very typical scenario which people do indeed know you when  you do have the money but if not then they would really be forgotten and that's how reality works.This is why it's really just right that you should really be silent whenever you do win big amounts.

It's never been good to be boastful or tactful about it but there are really times which we can't really able to avoid on doing it because there's really that ego minds us that we are proud on winning something.

Talks about those huge hits then it does really require extreme luck basing up with odds then it's no surprise that no matter how small the chance is but still theres the probabilities.

[serjent05]

Another flaw is that they are able to tell the activity of that man when they already told us that the man is unidentified.. .  The series of events of that news just simply don't sink in. 

Apparently the news seems to be true. was published by many news channels:

https://lagospanorama.com/young-man-wins-n38m-sports-betting-with-n800/

https://yemiefash.com/man-wins-n38m-sports-betting-with-n800/

https://www.newtelegraphng.com/man-bets-n800-wins-n38m-prize-money/

Other sites reproducing (copy-pasting) the news doesn't necessarily mean that it is true.  If the research is done by different multiple individuals, there should be discrepancies in the report but all we can see is just a complete copy (same exact content) on all sites.   Plus, I cannot remove the conflicting statement of the unidentified man and the screenshots of the person involved ( I believe that the picture of a person shown is irrelevant to the news) Anyway, I think I had stated my POV, and if it's true, my congratulations to the person involved.

There's a saying people know you when you have money, now on the news people are now following him and that's bad for him that many people know that he hit a huge jackpot, so instead of enjoying his winnings he will be in the spotlight, a spotlight that nobody wants to be in and this is because you have money and you will see the greediness of people while looking at you, there should be a rule on media there that never publish even any part of your body for recognition unless there is a consent, now they put the man in big trouble.

True we all have a piece experience like that.  When are well "blessed" in our finances, people will look at us as the source of their financial salvation and will keep on following us and giving favor to us.  But when we are in financial desperation, only true friends will stay with us and help us in times of our need.

[samcrypto]

Hopefully he has security detail protecting him in places. With all the attention he's getting, its easy to become a target for robbers, especially if all your big money came from the casino [which itself is also an attractive target to robbers].

News and social media today didn’t value privacy that much, though it’s also the problem of the winner for exposing himself about his gambling activities. That’s a huge win with your small bet, it’s ok to celebrate but it’s too much if you are going to tell the whole country about your winnings. He’s at risk already, and I hope he can still enjoy that profit with his family without worrying about their safety.

[BitDane]

Hopefully he has security detail protecting him in places. With all the attention he's getting, its easy to become a target for robbers, especially if all your big money came from the casino [which itself is also an attractive target to robbers].

This is why lottery didn’t gave any information for all the winners because it can compromise their security and this should also practice in gambling because again if there’s a huge money here greed people will always look for an opportunity against you. It's not that big reward but still on a country like that, he should be more careful next time. I won’t announce any winnings, i gamble on my on and I will celebrate on my own.

$50k+  is a huge money in fact in a developing country, this amount of money is enough to sustain us for more than 2 decades and enough to put up small business that can further develop our financial status.  So this winning is a life changing event for that person.  It is that, if this event is true, that man's life will never be the same again since he has to be careful for people with bad intention and at the same time the inflow of relatives and friends that will request for financial assistance.  Not saying some religious organization are very professional in this kind of thing (requesting for financial aid and donations for their religious activities and reach out programs)

[LDL]

It seems miraculous to me too, how someone could become the owner of so many dollars by completing just a few bets. Moreover, it has been publicized in the head column of a local newspaper. However, if God keeps good luck then no one can stop it.



The news source: @thenationnewspaper

I doubt that the account is from a national newspaper.  Look at how many people are subscribed to that account.  A legit national newspaper account could have more than hundreds of thousand of followers/subscribers if not millions.  I think the national newspaper is just an account name but not literally means that the account is recognized as official national newspaper.

There are principles in writing a news.  It should goes around a fact wherein, it gives an alias if the name shouldn't be exposed, the place of event and many others that supports the incident.  The first sentence alone shows that the news is unreliable (see -  An unidentified man <<< ) and a cut bet slip... how can they get a betslip if the winning man is unidentified plus I think the book maker will not provide players' bet slip to anyone due to privacy law.

Another flaw is that they are able to tell the activity of that man when they already told us that the man is unidentified.. .  The series of events of that news just simply don't sink in.  

With regards to winnings, bragging too much about the winnings to the people who know us often results in uncomfortable instances.  So better keep the news of winnings a secret to avoid uncomfortable results.

It is 100% true that a local national newspaper has millions of subscribers but the above newspaper has only few thousand subscribers. Moreover, it is a miraculous and unpleasant fact that a bettor will win $51,000 for just one dollar. I can never accept it as true. Maybe there is a bigger story behind it.

[noormcs5]

Hopefully he has security detail protecting him in places. With all the attention he's getting, its easy to become a target for robbers, especially if all your big money came from the casino [which itself is also an attractive target to robbers].

News and social media today didn’t value privacy that much, though it’s also the problem of the winner for exposing himself about his gambling activities. That’s a huge win with your small bet, it’s ok to celebrate but it’s too much if you are going to tell the whole country about your winnings. He’s at risk already, and I hope he can still enjoy that profit with his family without worrying about their safety.

I have a little different opinion about it. Yes, I understand that disclosing such big winnings can be a security threat for gamblers as now everyone would know that this person has a big bank balance. However, do you know that every day we hear people losing money in gambling? These are the few news which show how people become millionaires by spending little on gambling and it really motivates people like me who are yet to win any jackpot.
Think that a person spends only a dollar and win something  like 50,000$, incredible? We don't see such a return elsewhere except gambling.

[KennyR]

Hopefully he has security detail protecting him in places. With all the attention he's getting, its easy to become a target for robbers, especially if all your big money came from the casino [which itself is also an attractive target to robbers].

News and social media today didn’t value privacy that much, though it’s also the problem of the winner for exposing himself about his gambling activities. That’s a huge win with your small bet, it’s ok to celebrate but it’s too much if you are going to tell the whole country about your winnings. He’s at risk already, and I hope he can still enjoy that profit with his family without worrying about their safety.

I have a little different opinion about it. Yes, I understand that disclosing such big winnings can be a security threat for gamblers as now everyone would know that this person has a big bank balance. However, do you know that every day we hear people losing money in gambling? These are the few news which show how people become millionaires by spending little on gambling and it really motivates people like me who are yet to win any jackpot.
Think that a person spends only a dollar and win something  like 50,000$, incredible? We don't see such a return elsewhere except gambling.

Gambling is the way where you were able to make such big returns instantly. Similar things happen with cryptocurrency in the long term. But, we don't have the patience to hold.

One need to understand, gambling is the way in which it is possible to turn a dollar into million. It is also the way in which one can start with spending $1 and end up losing millions. When we talk about the big wins, it is also good to think of the loss that could happen out of gambling. Thinking of jackpot and getting motivated through these kind of wins is good, but we should know our limits on trying our luck.

[STT]

Nigeria is a part of OPEC, they are a very rich country in potential but unfortunately that wealth is not equally shared hence a not so heathy economy for most but for some this isnt a giant win.   Right now they have a great problem of flooding so its all relative, the man might be rich for now but I get the feeling he must find a good way to invest the money to stay rich being lucky once is not likely enough.  Its developing country, in theory great growth is possible for the correct investment and return.

[Johnyz]

Nigeria is a part of OPEC, they are a very rich country in potential but unfortunately that wealth is not equally shared hence a not so heathy economy for most but for some this isnt a giant win.   Right now they have a great problem of flooding so its all relative, the man might be rich for now but I get the feeling he must find a good way to invest the money to stay rich being lucky once is not likely enough.  Its developing country, in theory great growth is possible for the correct investment and return.

This is why it's also important to have financial literacy so you can know when to put your money.
Nigeria is full of potential, if he able to see that as an opportunity he can start doing business so he can stay rich with that money.
With the concern of the security, I believe their culture with family is good and I know he can be more safe with his family. It's not that bid but being millionaire on that country tells something different, I wish he won't gamble that money again but for sure he will try his luck again. After winning the money, your next enemy will be yourself think wisely.

[Chikito]

What is or are your opinion(s) on this matter?

everyone has a different character and emotions, maybe he wants to express happiness to everyone but in the wrong way which can harm him. everything has happened there is no other way for him to try to protect himself. Maybe hiding in another country.

First of all, true Muslims are not allowed to gamble... so I do not know why he would go to the mosque to pray, if it is not allowed in their religion.   

Maybe he wants to be grateful and say thank to God have been given sustenance in a different way. I've read in another country there's even more extreme, where a corruptor builds a place of worship from money corruption.

[Strongkored]

Another flaw is that they are able to tell the activity of that man when they already told us that the man is unidentified.. .  The series of events of that news just simply don't sink in. 

Apparently the news seems to be true. was published by many news channels:

https://lagospanorama.com/young-man-wins-n38m-sports-betting-with-n800/

https://yemiefash.com/man-wins-n38m-sports-betting-with-n800/

https://www.newtelegraphng.com/man-bets-n800-wins-n38m-prize-money/

Still doubting the same as what @Serjent said.
All the words and pictures that are included are the same, there is no difference.
Maybe it will be true if it can be verified that there is news also on television because with the amount and where he lives very life changing.
Many will want to interview him because it is a rare thing even though he may refuse an interview for his safety.
Hopefully, his religious leaders don't tell him to throw away his money because it is considered haram money.

[rodskee]

It seems miraculous to me too, how someone could become the owner of so many dollars by completing just a few bets. Moreover, it has been publicized in the head column of a local newspaper. However, if God keeps good luck then no one can stop it.



The news source: @thenationnewspaper

I doubt that the account is from a national newspaper.  Look at how many people are subscribed to that account.  A legit national newspaper account could have more than hundreds of thousand of followers/subscribers if not millions.  I think the national newspaper is just an account name but not literally means that the account is recognized as official national newspaper.

Sounds a legit  point , knowing how many people In nigeria and they love gambling ? if this is a legit News paper outlet then at least 10s of thousands subscriber is reasonable , and this is truly a huge win if that so.

Nigeria is a part of OPEC, they are a very rich country in potential but unfortunately that wealth is not equally shared hence a not so heathy economy for most but for some this isnt a giant win.   Right now they have a great problem of flooding so its all relative, the man might be rich for now but I get the feeling he must find a good way to invest the money to stay rich being lucky once is not likely enough.  Its developing country, in theory great growth is possible for the correct investment and return.

This is why it's also important to have financial literacy so you can know when to put your money.
Nigeria is full of potential, if he able to see that as an opportunity he can start doing business so he can stay rich with that money.
With the concern of the security, I believe their culture with family is good and I know he can be more safe with his family. It's not that bid but being millionaire on that country tells something different, I wish he won't gamble that money again but for sure he will try his luck again. After winning the money, your next enemy will be yourself think wisely.

actually having business is better but if he will only trust Bitcoin or crypto to Keep it hold? then the potential increase may happen in the coming years , If he can leave gambling from that.

[Don Pedro Dinero]

Not 1k bet but just over $1 bet. So his winnings is still almost $51k.
Who would have thought that $1-level bet would give him such fortune? So yes, he is lucky.

Many of you say that, but I don't think it's that big a deal or that lucky. A prize of 50 to 1 is not so improbable, it's not as if I had won the EuroMillions jackpot, which is 1 probability between 139,838,160.

USD 50,000 is a considerable amount in Nigeria, however, where the average salary is 170 USD per month.

As for having disclosed it, well, I think it's better not to talk about it, especially if it's going to jeopardise your safety, but some people can't stand the joy. Let's hope nothing happens to him for having disclosed it.

[UmerIdrees]

One need to understand, gambling is the way in which it is possible to turn a dollar into million. It is also the way in which one can start with spending $1 and end up losing millions. When we talk about the big wins, it is also good to think of the loss that could happen out of gambling. Thinking of jackpot and getting motivated through these kind of wins is good, but we should know our limits on trying our luck.

How can one lose millions of dollars if he starts and plays with only 1$? Yeah, he needs to play million times with 1$ and lost each one of those games to be able to lose a million dollars.

By the way, this win is too much luck and i wonder if people really win such an amount. In my country, 51,000$ equals to 11278650 Pakistani rupees with which a person can spend  20 years without the need to work at all. I am shocked that gambling houses earn such a big money that they can give their players so much amount of free money.

[Rigon]

It’s indeed a big win and no doubt the man played it well.
I am still wondering what was the event actually and what was the odds when he placed the bet.
As far my knowledge getting a multiplier of approx 50,000 times is really hard. So yes kudos to him.
Also I was really impressed by the way he just celebrated his winnings. It’s really great to know that people believing in God and praying them.
Lets hope the person wins more and spreads positivity among other people also.

From the above screenshot we can see some betting slips but it is not possible to win money like fifty thousand dollars. The screenshot shows $50,000 with bonus but does not mention whether he bet or won the jackpot. I think it is never possible to win such amount of money without winning the jackpot. Because he only bet 8 hundred Nigerian dollars.

[ethereumhunter]

This is a lesson for all of us that if we get any luck, we don't need to tell many people and just tell people who are really close to us. This is very important because we do not know who will hear the news and we also do not know who will be happy or vice versa. We must be smart to keep it a secret from others so that it will not affect us badly.

actually no need to tell anyone aside from your immediate family because people change because of money.

they can be as devil or greed once saw a large amount of Money , knowing their place? I am afraid of what he can be if people tries to get his winning.

Indeed it is not necessary to avoid having bad people do something with us. By showing off those big wins to the public, we can lure bad people into trying to take the winnings, especially if we don't keep them well.

No one knows the human heart and this is what we must avoid. If we want to celebrate this good thing, we can do it with the people closest to us without provoking the curiosity of others. We do not have to share all the good things we get with many people.

But like a person it is?  I believe that he wanted to be famous because this is once in a lifetime happening for the people like Him.

There's no point in being famous if we can't keep the winning money and instead use it to splurge after that. It wouldn't be worth it even if they wanted to be famous. They could do it for something else instead of sharing the story of their big win at gambling.

One need to understand, gambling is the way in which it is possible to turn a dollar into million. It is also the way in which one can start with spending $1 and end up losing millions. When we talk about the big wins, it is also good to think of the loss that could happen out of gambling. Thinking of jackpot and getting motivated through these kind of wins is good, but we should know our limits on trying our luck.

How can one lose millions of dollars if he starts and plays with only 1$? Yeah, he needs to play million times with 1$ and lost each one of those games to be able to lose a million dollars.

By the way, this win is too much luck and i wonder if people really win such an amount. In my country, 51,000$ equals to 11278650 Pakistani rupees with which a person can spend  20 years without the need to work at all. I am shocked that gambling houses earn such a big money that they can give their players so much amount of free money.

In playing gambling, if we can have a special record of how much money we use, maybe we will be surprised to see it because the amount can be very large and maybe it will be $1 million. But sadly, many of us don't think so and continue to gamble using the same money, say only $1 but they gamble every day.

It's possible that someone won that kind of money because we don't know. But I believe that some people can indeed win a lot of money from gambling and he got lucky at the right time and place.

[worle1bm]

We have seen such big wins few times and believe those are extremely lucky gamblers who turn few dollars into such big wins because the odds needs to be high or say you need to hit rare multiplier in these cases but still it's best time for them to celebrate such big wins and it's the same time for Nigerian men on his win of $50k and in their currency it's too much to spend on.But what will he get after all tax deduction is my concern?