LOTTO RETAILERS RAISE RED FLAG ABOUT ENGAGEMENT OF SIMNET

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Members of the Ashanti Regional Lotto Marketing Companies and Retailers Association have expressed reservations about the re-engagement of Simnet Ghana Limited by the National Lottery Authority to provide online lottery services in the country.

 According to the members, they are surprised by the news widely circulated in the national dailies that had sought to convince the Ghanaian public that the re-engagement of Simnet Ghana Limited is to the benefit of the National Lotteries Authority and the country at large. 

Addressing a news conference in Kumasi, the secretary of the Regional branch of the Association, Kwarteng Amaniampong said members are of the opinion that the decision to allow Simnet Ghana Limited to provide services to the NLA is not in the best interest of lotto retailers and the country as a whole. 

Mr. Amaniampong said the reason for expressing disapproval about the coming on board of Simnet Ghana Limited for the second time is the fact that the company has proven to be an unreliable business partner. 

He also accused the NLA of putting out a narrative that sought to portray Simnet Ghana Limited as a company interested in the progress of the country when a little over three years ago, it shut down services after a legal battle with the NLA, leaving the lottery sector in disarray. 

Mr. Amaniampong said but for the ability of another service provider to quickly fill in the vacuum, the lottery sector would have been in a sorry state. 

He said shortly before Simnet withdrew its services, majority of the lotto retailers had deposited huge sums of monies with the company for the provision of credits in the point of sale devices they are currently using for the electronic sale of lotto. 

However, for three years now, the company has not released the monies to them. 

This obviously has affected some members and left them at the mercy of creditors and bankers.

 Mr. Amaniampong said the lotto retailers are therefore not prepared to patronize the services of Simnet Ghana Limited.

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