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How Millennials are lifting the ‘money bags’ in football bets

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Silver Chrysler limousine drove into Carnivore Restaurant escorting one of the newest millionaires in Kenya on Wesnesday, February 7 in the afternoon. Gordon Paul Ogada had just won Shs 230,742,881 SportPesa mega jackpot after getting all his 17 betting entries right.

 Accompanying the 35 year old father of two was his wife Agnes Nasirumbi, an equally young urban woman who had to contend with her husband’s ‘annoying’ betting habits, at least before the unforgettable fortune came their way.

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