{"id":693459,"date":"2019-08-27T20:12:17","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T20:12:17","guid":{"rendered":" <br><div data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/lotto-operators-threaten-sit-down-strike\/\">\n            <div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><figure><img width=\"696\" height=\"451\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/w"},"modified":"2019-08-27T20:12:17","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T20:12:17","slug":"lotto-operators-threaten-sit-down-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/27\/lotto-operators-threaten-sit-down-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Lotto operators threaten sit-down strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/lotto-operators-threaten-sit-down-strike\/\">\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"451\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Lotto-Kiosk-696x451.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Lotto-Kiosk\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lotto kiosk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Association of Lotto Marketing Companies is threatening a two-week sit-down strike.<\/p>\n<p>This is due to what it says are delays by the National Lottery Authority (NLA) to streamline the activities of illegal private lotto operators popularly known as \u2018banker to banker.\u2019 <\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: Woman jailed 2 years for pouring acid on business rival<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This comes after the Ghana Lottery<br \/>\nOperators Association (banker to banker) accused the Director General of NLA,<br \/>\nOsei Ameyaw of charging illegal fees in a bid to license their operations.<\/p>\n<p>The Association is, therefore, calling for his interdiction and full refund of all their monies paid to the NLA.<\/p>\n<p>But, the Association of Lotto Marketing Companies, which is officially registered by the NLA, blamed the NLA for the delay in registering the illegal lotto operators.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: Adom TV\u2019s \u2018Wo Nsa Ano Adwuma\u2019: Is there a mystery behind the Butterfly Moment?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a press conference Tuesday, General Secretary of the Association, Kofi Frimpong said they fully support the measures NLA had put in place to clamp down on illegal lotto operators.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that, leaving illegal lotto operators in their current state implies loss of huge sums of money that should otherwise have gone to the State.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: Man jailed 10 years for possessing 55 wraps of \u2018weed\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mr Frimpong added that, \u2018banker to banker\u2019 operators do not pay taxes on their earnings and also swindle their patrons by refusing to pay up on wins; a situation he said is affecting their business. <\/p>\n<p>He appealed to State agencies to help the NLA to achieve its aim of licensing illegal operators.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lotto kiosk The Association of Lotto Marketing Companies is threatening a two-week sit-down strike. 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