The provision of the water storage is expected to considerably improve water supply to the community which previously had been erratic. The Oyarifa community faces periodic occurrences of inconsistent supply of potable water, resulting in its 4,283 community members having to endure frequent rationed water and resorting to relying on expensive water tanker services which takes a toll on their finances.

Betway Ghana also donated assorted items to the Accra Psychiatric Hospital to help ease recent reports of shortage of supplies. Items included clinical gloves, infant and adult diapers, rice, cleaning detergents and toiletries.

The donations form part of Betway Ghana’s Corporate Social Investment strategy for the year 2017.

Marked annually on 22^nd March by the United Nations (UN), World Water Day is celebrated to tackle global water crisis. The focus of the celebrations this year is the importance of fresh water and sustainable management of freshwater resources.

The day is also used to highlight required improvements for access to WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) facilities in developing countries. According to the UN, there are over 663 million people living without safe water supply close to their homes, spending countless hours queuing or trekking to distant sources, and coping with the health impacts of using contaminated water.

Speaking on the day, Marketing Manager for Betway Ghana, Kwabena Oppong-Nkrumah, indicated that Betway is committed to being a good corporate citizen of Ghana.

To this end, he stated that beyond rewarding football fans and sports bettors with exciting offerings on the Betway platform, they are also dedicated to investing in the communities in which they operate for a holistic development.

A member of the Oyarifa Council of Elders, Nii Larsey Okontoh said, “we are extremely grateful to Betway and 4Change for this timely intervention. With this gift we are sure to have reduced burden in sourcing water during cuts in supply and as a community our arms are open for more of such generous interventions from Betway.”

Founder of 4Change Initiative Ghana, Rex Danquah II, said, “we are happy to have found a true partner in Betway who is committed to national development. This joint donation of items to the Accra Psychiatric Hospital and the Oyarifa Community is expected to meet the needs of the people. We are happy to have been able to assist.”

Speaking on the donation to the Accra Psychiatric Hospital, Marketing Manager of Betway Ghana, Mr. Oppong Nkrumah, said that, “Giving proper care to the inmates should be the concern of every Ghanaian and we at Betway believe that by taking this initiative, we are helping augment the attention and care needed.”

Senior staff of the hospital expressed gratitude to the company saying, “wherever the resources are coming from to put smiles on the faces of our patients, may it return to you a hundred fold.”

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According to him, the Gaming Act 2006 (Act 721) does not provide sufficient control measures for the management of the commercial operations hence the influx of such centers.

[contextly_sidebar id=”EPPGiw4Zk0GU7yRDSYBNAqM6u5BTpLmk”]Delivering a statement on the floor of the Parliament, John Ntim Fordjour noted that, although statistics show that the National Gaming Commission issued licences to only twenty-three (23) casinos, twelve (12) sports betting companies and four (4) route machines (slot machines), the number of companies operating in these areas far exceed the number of licenses issued, indicating that some of the centres were operating illegally.

He said gambling presented many social impacts including behavioural disorder, fraud, financial crises and sometime suicide.

“This country does not possess the requisite resilience and capacity to contain the grave ramifications and hazards that the current state of gambling liberalization potentially poses. Therefore, the proliferation of commercial gambling must be strongly discouraged in our society.. Mr. Speaker, the principle and practice of commercial gambling and the proliferation thereof, are fundamentally alien to and in-congruent with the rich and bold cultural values of our beloved nation-state Ghana,” he said.

“In the next thirty (30) years, we do not wish to see a population rather skillful at gambling and objectionable quick-money-generating ventures, flawed with addiction and gambling-related psychological disorders. I believe we would wish to build a society of honest, hardworking and productive population, endeavoring within a safe and competitive environment epitomized by entrepreneurial and job opportunities. We should seek to build a society in which our indigenous cultural values are preserved and sustained across successive generations, but not traded for insubstantial commercial gains,” he added.

He suggested that, the relevant stakeholders including the Ministry of Interior and Metropolitan Municipal and District Assemblies should constitute the ‘Gaming Regulatory Task Force’ to ensure strict enforcement of the current Gaming laws while considerations are made to amend it.

He also called on the media, religious and civil society organizations to help address the issue.

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Fosuhene became the biggest winner of Betway’s innovative betting games ever since it started operating in Ghana in 2016 after he correctly predicted winners of 15 selected matches in the Pick 15 game.

Speaking at the ceremony, Ofosuhene revealed how came into this astonishing amount of money. “I started to patronise Betway about a year ago because it was very convenient for me.

I did not have to leave my home or walk for a distance as I used to do with another betting company. It is really simple to bet with Betway.

On Betway, I needed to make picks, analysed a few trends and made my choices.

Some were very obvious but one thing I will tell people is that in betting, never pin your hopes on the big teams. They never win all the time.”

Kwame, who placed a bet of GHS 4, would have won the grand prize of GHS 1.6 million but he cashed out his winnings before the match between West Ham and Chelsea ended on Monday March 6.

He said he was going for a win of GHS 5,000 but when the call from Betway came through and he was given the chance to pick up his winnings or wait for the West Ham vs Chelsea game to end, he decided to take the money.

Kwame’s betting picks: Kwame chose matches from various leagues across Europe and he managed to correctly predict the outcomes of the

QPR v Cardiff Home
Sheff Wed v Norwich Home
Stoke v Middleborough Home
Swansea v Burnley Home
Watford v Southampton Away
West Brom v C Palace Away
B Monchengladbach v Schalke Home
Huddersfield v Newcastle Away
Liverpool v Arsenal Home
AC Milan v Chievo Home
S Gijon v Deportivo Away
Lorient v Marseille Away
Toulouse v Lille Draw
Ath Bilbao v Málaga Home
West Ham v Chelsea Away

Huge statement for Betway
Marketing Manager of Betway Ghana, Kwabena Oppong-Nkrumah, said that Kwame Ofosuhene’s victory would give more strength to Betway’s image and let people know that winning was a very real possibility.

“We are very pleased about Kwame’s win. One of the things we have always wanted was a chance to show that anyone that winning in the Betway jackpot was very real.”

“It also shows those who are regular players of games offered by Betway that they can win a lot more especially now that we have added the In-Game Betting feature which allows people to bet as the games go on in real time.”

What’s next for Kwame Ofosuhene? It was revealed that Betway would get the services of a financial advisor to help Ofosuhene on how he would wisely use his new-found wealth.

However, on a lighter note, Ofosuhene said he would be willing to purchase the Black Stars if it were possible.

He explained that the team needed to win a trophy for the nation and maybe, he could help with his winnings from Betway.

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