Paul Karanja Kariuki and Ahmed Abdi are the new millionaires in Kenya courtesy of Betpawa, Kenya.
The duo won a whopping kshs. 3.8 million and Kshs.2.3 million respectively with just one shilling bet.
Kariuki and Abdi were awarded today (Tuesday 31st) at a colourful ceremony held at Betpawa Kenya offices in Nairobi.
A nurse by profession, Kariuki placed a bet on Friday, 27th picking 26 teams and staking one shilling. He then proceeded to place bets on 20 matches with just One shilling again.
Kariuki said that he would thereafter place another two bets slips of a shilling.
“This is a good reward with a shilling bet. I have gained much that I never expected,” said Kariuki.
A 28 year old Abdi, a taxi driver placed a multi bet staking 4 bob and won 342,674 Kenyan shillings after placing 20 games.
The father of one placed the second bet, staking one shilling picking 26 games and bagged 1,986,492 Kenyan shillings.
BetPawa CEO Dos Kariuki insisted that the one shilling policy helps gamblers bet responsibly in the sense that the one shilling in most cases does not injure them financially.
“I always emphasized on the need to bet responsibly. BetPawa offers financial advice to big winners. This helps them to wisely account for their money as most winners don’t have the know-how of responsible investing. The company goes an extra mile to follow up on the winners to confirm that they made wise investment decisions,” said the CEO.