Meet The Men Behind Bet9ja, Baba Ijebu, Betking And The Top 9 Sport Betting Sites In Nigeria[Photos]

Meet The Men Behind Bet9ja, Baba Ijebu, Betking And The Top 9 Sport Betting Sites In Nigeria[Photos]


The owners of Bet9ja, Merrybet, Baba Ijebu and 1960bet among other more notable owners of betting websites in Nigeria are relatively unknown compared to the popularity their brands have garnered. They have however become highly sought after ever since the break out of the Nigerian sports betting industry. In fact, many reports claim that the cumulative earnings of the betting industry amounts to an almost ridiculous figure of about N30 billion per month! Isn't that crazy?

There is one thing you can likely observe when we run down the list of the people behind these betting sites that have taken the monies and time of almost every Nigerian youth on the street.

BABA IJEBU

The popular Baba Ijebu gaming centre that can be found almost anywhere in Nigeria was founded by gaming magnate Sir Kesington Adebukunola Adebutu (CON, KJW, FISM). He is also its current CEO. He was born on the 24th of October, 1935 at Iperu Remo in Ikenne Local Government Area, Ogun State. The 85-year old businessman is also the founder of the Kessington Adebukola Adebutu Foundation. He is philanthropist to the core who started life as a games man in the early 1960s.

BET9JA

Kunle Soname is the man behind Bet9ja. He is the founder of the biggest football and sports betting company in Nigeria with the trade name “KC Gaming Networks Limited”. The lottery website is licensed under the Lagos State Lotteries Board, with its headquarters located in Lagos, Nigeria. He is a politician, entrepreneur, and a sport enthusiast.

NAIRABET

Otunba Akin Alabi is an Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Author and politician. He was born on the 31st of March 1977. He is the author of the widely sold business and marketing book, "Small Business Big Money" and is the man behind NairaBET, Nigeria's first sports bookmaking company.

WINNERS GOLDEN BET

Winners Golden Bet (WGB) is owned by IdowuOsuolale Obasa whose networth is over $25 million. He is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of (WGB), who are the promoters of Golden Bet Lotto.

1960BET

Dotun Ajegbile is founder and Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of 1960bet. It was registered as "Nigeria Winners Bookmaker Company Ltd". Mr. Ajegbile is a graduate of the Lagos business school and he is also the owner of Dotun Ajegbile Foundation.

MERRYBET

Opeoluwa Fashakin is the owner of Merrybet Gold Limited. His name may not ring a bell in the ears of Nigerians, this is because he doesn't like too much publicity.

Mr. Opeoluwa is also the founder and CEO of EpaySystem from 2008-2011. He attended Lagos State University and is a graduate of computer science.

SUREBET247

Olasupo Badmos is the CEO of ChessPlus International Limited, owners of Surebet247.

Sherif Olaniyan is the co-founder of Chessplus International and surebet247. He and Olasupo Badmus double as both MD/CEO of Surebet247 and the latest venture called Money farm.

Sherif Olaniyan read Geography from University of Ilorin, where he and Olasupo Badmus Started as roommates and both decided to enter into business partnership.

BETKING

The story of who really owns Betking is a little bit tricky. The betting website has Nigeria's football icon, Jay Jay Okocha signed to it as an ambassador. What is known however is that, Adekunle Adeniji co-founded Betking in 2017 with a partner Byron Petzer.

Mr. Adeniji Michael Adekunle is the CEO/Founder of Lofit Gaming networks Ltd (9jawin). As stated earlier, he is also the co-founder of BetKing and chief business development officer of the company. He has since left the company (9jawin) in May 2018 as a result of conflict of ideas with his partner. He was bet9ja's first employee and helped the company grow the virtual revenue from inception. After that was when he left in October 2017 to establish BetKing with Byron Petzer as CEO/MD and Austin Jay Jay Okocha as Brand ambassador and nominal partner.

ACCESSBET

Cosmas Adetayo is the founder of TM Gaming Network Ltd, the owners of AccessBET. He is an experienced online entrepreneur. Mr. Cosmas is also the founder of Comas Whyte media ltd, and Chief Editor of Page1Magazine. He is the co-founder CosBID, and a graduate of Business Administration from Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife.

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