"Reps to ban 1xBet, Surebet247, Nairabet, other": All you need to know

  • The House of Representatives’s move to ban sports betting on the likes of Bet9ja, 1xBet, 1960bet, and others may not succeed, a lawyer explained
  • It was recently reported that many Nigerians now rely on sports betting and loans for survival in the face of the current hardship following the removal of the fuel subsidy
  • Okanlawon Gaffar, a legal practitioner who spoke with Legit.ng, said though the Reps have the power to make law, it must be in line with equity, justice, and good conscience

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The report that the House of Representatives planned to stop betting companies from operating in Nigeria has continued generating reactions among prominent Nigerians.