Eniola Lasaki
Betting! Betting!! Betting!!! The stories you are about to read are organic and hilarious. In a country where the economy forces you to form an alliance with groceries and floating berries, you devise an alternative survival method.
We asked a couple of men to share their betting experiences and how much they have won so far.
Emmanuel, 30
“I’ve won close to 500k and also lost close to 700k then, betting is not for the weak.”
Tunde, 29
“One time I was so broke ehn! I staked with my last card but no win still”
Smith, 20
“1.3 million with 5k from Bet9ja”
Chinedu, 23
“I never win pass 5k, e come be as if say na me and my enemies dey sleep for same room”
Sanya, 35
“I almost won 157k this but na Man U cut my game”
Sulaiman, 28
“Won 556k with 300 last week from Bet9ja bet but and cash out I do the game later and cut sha”
Tolani, 22
“2 weeks ago, a friend of mine always made predictions, but he was always wrong. One day, he made a prediction and gave a friend of his. He staked #100 for his own predictions, while his friend staked about #1,000. Eventually, the one who predicted made about 10k, while the friend to whom he gave the prediction won over 100k. He almost cried!”
Femi, 29
“Back in Uni, I used my hostel fee to make predictions because my girlfriend’s birthday was around the corner and I planned to celebrate her. I staked for the weekend… about 10/11 games. !0 out of the games had entered, I thought to cash out but greed made me stake one more. I shouldn’t have! I lost all. I resorted to Yahoo eventually”
Debomi, 32
“I’m not one to indulge in betting, but I got pushed. One day, I was home with my wife and kids. Meanwhile, my wife had told me she borrowed some money from a friend of hers, which I promised to repay. However, I also needed some money. So I decided to fund my betting account and staked. To my surprise, I won big!”
Yusuf, 35
“Omo…there was a time I had just #1000 left on me. My accounts were empty and of course, I became frustrated. I thought it was time to give betting a try. I played a couple of games but I lost! Never again”
