Owing to the behavior of certain representatives of the Ghana Lotto Operators Association(GLOA), the settlement of a 30-year-old impasse between Private Lotto Operators and the National Lottery Authority (NLA) is on the verge of collapsing .
Its allied party, the Concerned Lotto Agents Association of Ghana (CLAAG), is also behaving badly.
The NLA claimed in a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra that there was no policy for KGL Technology Limited to take over from the Authority, which was clarified by Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, during his vetting at Parliament’s Appointments Committee.
“It is instructive to state that NLA is not establishing some form of monopoly for KGL Technology Limited and has advised the media and the general public to completely ignore GLOA’s allegations.”
“For the avoidance of doubt, in terms of activities, Keed Ghana Limited is not the same as KGL Technology Limited.
“On behalf of the NLA, Keed Ghana Limited was properly approved to run a dividend-based game known as Lucky 3 with an official short code of *987#.
“KGL Technology Limited, on the other side, is an online lotto marketing firm legitimately authorised by the NLA to run the 5/90 Original Lotto on behalf of the Authority with the official short of *959#.
According to the statement, GLOA’s charges against KGL Technology Limited and its Chief Executive, Mr. Alex Dadey, as well as Keed Ghana Limited, were unfounded.
It stated that KGL Technology Limited was entirely legal and recognised by the NLA as an online lotto marketing firm responsible for the management of *959# on behalf of the NLA, and that the NLA’s relationship with KGL Technology Limited was “a GAME CHANGER.”
The relationship was a million times more lucrative for the NLA than the licenses given to representatives of the Ghana Lotto Operators Association, like Alpha Lotto Limited, according to the report.
According to the statement, KGL Technology Limited is not owing NLA GH20 million and it is critical that the media and the general public overlook and condemn GLOA’s unsubstantiated claims towards the company.
According to the statement, GLOA attempted to spread false details about a KGL Cabal with the aim of giving KGL Technology Limited a monopoly on online lottery to the detriment of the state and other lottery operators.
It stated that KGL Technology Limited was a wholly-owned Ghanaian enterprise with no political ties, and that it had a track record and a perfect forum that would be beneficial to NLA’s revenue mobilization efforts.
It stated that GLOA’s attempts to connect KGL Technology Limited to government appointees were unfortunate and should be overlooked by the media and the general public, and that there were no secret motives or “take-over” schemes to surrender NLA to KGL Technology Limited.
The assertion KGL Technology Limited was merely an online Lotto marketing firm legitimately approved by NLA that worked on behalf of the Authority in order to promote the Authority’s income generational capability, and they backed any statement released by the Public Relations Unit condemning Alpha Lotto Limited’s illegal activities, which included illegally running a Short Code and performing live Draws on GTV.
According to the declaration, the NLA has the authority to stop Alpha Lotto Limited’s illegal short code and illegal Live Draws, and the NLA would not hesitate to withdraw the licenses of Private Lotto Operators that do not follow the terms and conditions of their respective licenses.
“As the regulator, the Authority would not enable any private lotto operator to run a short code without first obtaining a license from the NLA Board.
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“The National Lotto Act 722 and Lottery Regulations, 2008(L.I. 1948) does not authorize any private lotto firm to perform individual live TV draws without a Draw Committee properly appointed by the NLA in compliance with the National Lotto Act 722 and Lottery Regulations, 2008.”
According to the release, the NLA reported that Mr Kofi Osei-Ameyaw, the former Director-General, granted licenses to all Private Lotto Operators without permission.
“In compliance with the National Lotto Act 722 and Lottery Regulations 2008 (L.I.1948), the licenses given to the Private Lotto Operators by the former Director-General, Mr Kofi Osei-Ameyaw, are not legal because only the NLA Board has the right to award licenses to firms or persons who wish to run Lotto in Ghana.
“President Akufo-Addo is completely committed to preventing the NLA from crashing and correcting the record, KGL Technology Limited is not not indebted to NLA by GH₵20 million,” he said.
“The only obstinate party here is the founders of GLOA/CLAAG, and the NLA would like to warn GLOA members that they cannot successfully challenge the NLA or the regulator through the media or the courts.
“NLA would never encourage any GLOA and CLAAG members’ criminal actions to bring the organization down.”
According to the release, the Board of NLA authorised KGL Technology Limited and Keed Ghana Limited’s respective licenses in compliance with the National Lotto Act 722 and Lottery Regulations, 2008. (L. I. 1948).
“All licenses for representatives of GLOA/CLAAG signed by the former Director-General, Mr Kofi Osei-Ameyaw, were issued without permission, and all charges leveled against the Presidency, Appointees, Alex Dadey, Razak Kojo Opoku, and Ernest Mote are false and should be ignored by the media and the general public.
“So far, so good; the NLA is pleased with the KGL Relationship, and no amount of media uproar from GLOA, CLAAG, and their “Allies” can deter NLA and KGL Technology Limited from working together because the collaboration is a game changer and more lucrative for NLA,” the statement concluded.
SOURCE: ATLFMONLINE
