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Chaos in Cameroon as a man won $22 million only for the sports betting company to delete his account
There was chaos and unrest in Yaounde, Cameroon recently after a man reportedly won 13 billion CFA francs ($22 million) on 1xBet but did not get paid.
It emerged that the man played a bet of $350 (200,000 CFA francs) and won 13 billion CFA francs/$22 million, but instead of paying him the money, the sports betting company allegedly closed his account and deleted it.
When he visited the office to file a complaint, they offered him $687,000 (400 million CFA francs).
It was said that he refused and demanded the original amount, but the betting company refused.
The man went to inform people in his neighbourhood, provoking the youths who then stormed the sports betting centre.
Riots broke out as the youths reportedly took up arms demanding to pay the man 13 billion CFA francs.
However, the man was later invited to a radio station to share details of what really happened.