With the Nigerian sporting industry boasting of about N2 billion annual revenue, many sport betting companies have continued to emerge.
Some with presence in other countries are also stretching their necks to get their cut off the rising yeasted flour.
Some of popular sport betting sites in Nigeria presently around include:
- Nairabet
- Merrybet
- Bet9ja
- Naijabet
- Lovingbet
- Surebet247
- Supabets
- 1960bet
- Nairastake
- Parknbet
- 360bet
- Sportybet
- Plusbet
- Skybetnaija
- 9jadollarbet
- Visabet
- Winnersgoldenbet
- Bingo
- BetKing
Why Are There High Number of Punters in Nigeria
The rate of unemployment in Nigeria in the third-quatre of 2018 according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) was 23.10. This was higher than the announced stat for the second-quatre of the same year.
However, the NBS ever since then has not released any other data till the time of this publication. The reason for the nonpublication of Nigeriaâs unemployment statistics is unknown.
Lanre News had reported that âthe unemployment statistics were released in four quarters between 2015 and 2017 and in three quarters in 2018 after which it was abruptly stopped.
âNo record throughout the year 2019, while other statistics released by NBS did not stop.
âAn analysis of the released statistics between 2016 and 2018 revealed a successive increase.â
Lanre News contacted the NBS Statistical Information Officer, Moses Mathew, via the email provided on the Bureauâs website to enquire the reason the unemployment statistics were not released, he responded saying âBe more patient until it is released.â
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Another email sent to the Head, Public Affairs & International Relation Unit, Sunday J. Ichedi failed to deliver.
In a survey report by NOIPolls, Nigerians noted among other things why punters are engaged in gambling. Of the stated reasons are; âquest for quick moneyâ (30 per cent), âhigh rate of unemploymentâ (21 per cent) and âgreedâ (15 per cent).
Interesting Statistics on Betting in Nigeria
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Number of Active Punters in Nigeria
Nigeria is a nation with a population of more than 250 million. According to a survey reported by the Nigeria News Agency (NAN), about 60 million Nigerians aged 18-40 are active sports betting players. It was also discovered that these bet players spend on average N3,000 daily on stake(s).
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Prevalence of Betting in Nigeria
A survey conducted by NOIPolls Opinion Polling Centre on the prevalence of betting in Nigeria reported 77 per cent of respondents agreed to its prevalence.
Leading among the results was South-West (92 per cent) had the highest prevalence rate of betting, while South-South (91 per cent) geo-political zone follows. North West was perceived to the geo-political area with the least prevalence of betting.



â36 per cent of those polled admitted that they personally engage or have family members who engage in betting; with more than half of this group of respondents (53 per cent) engaged in daily betting;â the report stated.



The report continued thus; âOn the other hand, 60 per cent of this same group reported that they win a bet âfew times a monthâ, while 8 per cent revealed that they have ânever won a betâ.â



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