Mr Fynn and his lotto school.

Story: Benjamin Xornam Glover, Bolgatanga It is often described as a game of chance. Others perceived it as a type of gambling where the winner is chosen based on a drawing. For many others it is a game that require critical thinking and intense calculation in order to arrive at that magic digits to hit a jackpot or make a huge fortune. During my local rounds in the Bolgatanga Municipality, I came across Mr Aggrey Fynn popular known as "Senior Lecturer Hot Lotto" taking a group of people he referred to as students sitted under a neem tree with a large board taking them through serious "lessons" on possible sure bankers likely to drop on the next draw date. So intense was the class that all the 'students' were seen paying rapt attention to series of permutation and calculation just to derived the next sure banker. The lotto school, as it is known have been operating for a long time and according to some of the 'students' they have made big hits from the lectures of Mr Fynn, the lotto doctor Mr. Fynn in an interview told the Mirror that he started the business of working lotto in 1963. He said his trade has seen him travel the country from Accra, Kumasi, Tamale and now Bolgatanga. He said his intense 'workings' has seen several people become millionaires overnight with digits derived from his circulations. He said that gift of correcting working figures and predicting lotto numbers was given to him by God. He said he has used that gift to enrich a number of people. According to him, he does not charge for the class he organizes but people who attend are at liberty to show whatever form of appreciation after they attend the class or win a draw. Lottery have been considered to be a very important source of revenue generation for the states in several countries. Lotteries offer a chance of winning to the purchaser along with a thrill and excitement from the possibility of being selected as a winner and becoming wealthy. There is an entertainment value attached to the lotteries which is why they have always been so popular with people. End Writer's email : benjamin.glover@graphic.com.gh