Six gaming centres within Oyo State capital, Ibadan, were shut on Friday by the State Gaming Board for allowing underage betting, especially by students in uniforms during school period.
The state government had earlier declared that it was illegal for children under eighteen years to participate in gaming and any gaming centre found guilty of allowing such or operated without proper registration would be sealed by the State Gaming Board.
The Director General, Oyo State Gaming Board, Mr. Olajide Boladuro made the declaration known while addressing journalists during an enforcement exercise embarked upon by the Board on the need for Gaming centres to cooperate with government on gaming law and to ensure proper registration and remittance of levies and dues to the state coffers.
According to the Director General, most of the centres had been served with letters of warning for them to desist from allowing underage to participate in gaming or being in their premises.
He explained further that the board was also out to seal illegal gaming centre operators and to ensure payment of levies and dues by defaulters.
