Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Digital Gaming Systems Limited to run a Lottery Gambling Company otherwise known as Delta Lotto.
Speaking shortly after signing the MoU, Okowa disclosed that a rigorous process was involved before it got to the stage of signing the MoU to ensure that the people of the state gets adequate benefits from the gambling programme.
''We congratulate ourselves for getting to this stage where we have just signed the MoU; we have been briefed about the whole system and it is heart-warming that there is a great prospect of creating a lot of jobs for our youths.”
“It is also, expected that the state will generate revenue from the gambling programme and the fund generated applied to social development that will benefit the people especially the poor, which makes it a win-win situation for the people,” the Governor said.
The Governor, while assuring the company that his administration would meet with its obligations said ''With the number of years the Digital Gaming Systems limited has as experience, we are confident that the best would be achieved for our people and we look forward to a huge success story in the nearest future''.
