Sarah Koroma, a young female student from Kabala, joined the toll of students who have become lucky winners of Mercury International Sports betting and lottery products last Thursday.
Sarah, who has been an avid player of the Mercury International virtual and online games over the past two years, received a key to the Tricycle Kekeh, which was the star prize of the Mercury International online Easter Vegas promotion.
Madam Koroma who is also an entrepreneur, expressed her excitement about the winning, saying, “I am so grateful for this win, as I wasn’t expecting this. Honestly, I am speechless.”
The ambitious young lady also promised that the Kekeh will be definitely used to further support her education and business.
Presenting the prizes to lucky winners at the company’s headquarters, Krootown Road, Freetown, Managing Director, Martin Michael, congratulated all the winners and thanked them for being loyal customers of Mercury International.
He encouraged other Mercury International customers to take advantage of any promotion the Company offers.
Deputy Online Manager, Octavious Jackson said Easter Vegas Promotion started from February 1 and ended on April 13 2025 and it was introduced to give opportunity to customers who are playing the Mercury International virtual games, the casino and other online games of the Company.
He further revealed that aside from Kekeh, the second prize winner rode away with a Motor Bike and Helmet, while the third prize winner collected a motorbike.
A young petty trader, Bockarie Bangalie, was one of the five winners of the Samsung A05 series mobile phones, while over 250 customers won other prizes, including free online vouchers.

The Easter Vegas promotion came just few months after Mercury International handed over a brand-new Suzuki car to Sorie Mansaray, the grand prize winner of the company’s “Start of Season Raffle Draw” in January, 2025.

A Sierra Leonean scrap metal hurdler, Idrissa Kamara, who lives in Freetown, has beaten the odds and won NLe 250,000 from the Nap 5+ in the Mercury Kakau Mid-day lottery draw.
38-year-old Kamara placed a little sum of Nle 50 as a stake on five numbers 24-42-14-41-65, which provided the winning that saw him walk away with a bumpy sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Million Old Leones.
The lucky Kamara admitted that his win came as a surprise, and it was his first ever biggest win in Mercury lottery games.
” It is a dream come true for me, and I felt so happy, for what I consider to be a victory,” he said, adding that the reality in the game is unchallenged.
“This is a game someone should never give up on, and I advise everyone to play responsibly and be consistent,”.
Kamara vowed to utilise the winnings in a better and reasonable way by developing his plot of land and utilising some of the funds towards his business.
In October 2024, one Mohamed Mansaray won NLe 390,000 from the Nap 4+ and Daily Mercury lottery draw.
Mansaray participated in two different draws. In the Nap 4+ draw, he placed a bet of NLe 20 and won NLe 300,000. In the daily draw, he bet NLe 10 and won NLe 90,000. His total winnings amounted to an impressive NLe 390,000.

Mercury International Chief Finance Officer (CFO), Ekundayo E Rowe, on Saturday, 8th February, presented the championship title to the first-ever Sierra Leone Billiards and Snookers Association champion at the Kabana Club, Lumley Beach, Freetown.

The Mercury CFO, who represented the MD, while presenting the trophy to the inaugural winner, Eid Ahmed, said, as a company, they are proud to sponsor the tournament and see Sierra Leoneans explore their sporting talents in other sporting disciplines.

“Our support to the Sierra Leone Billiards and Snookers Association championship shows we are not only doing this for football, but we want to explore new avenues of sporting disciplines and help them grow,” Rowe said.

Ekundayo Rowe further stated that they were pleased to see the massive turnout of people embracing a new sport, and the competitors’ performance proved it was not an easy tournament but a competitive one.

The prestigious Billiards and Snooker tournament showcased exceptional skill and sportsmanship. It culminated in a thrilling final match that kept spectators, including the Minister of Sports, Madam Augusta James Teima, Managing Director of Rokel Bank, Dr Walton Ekundayo Gilpin and others on the edge. A captivating display of precision and strategy, the winner claimed the title amidst cheers and applause, marking a significant achievement in the competitive world of cue sports.

Abu Sesay, a middle-aged timber retailer residing in the East-end of Freetown, has made headlines as the latest winner of the Mercury International Bookmaker product, walking away with an astounding total of Six Hundred and Fifty-Five Thousand New Leones (655,000,000 old Leones) from just a Nle 10 stake.

Sesay’s remarkable win stemmed from betting Nle 5 on 15 teams across two tickets, capitalizing on the half with the most goals option. After the mandatory 15% government tax, he took home a phenomenal Nle 556,000 (Five Hundred and Fifty-Six Million Old Leones).

In a strong statement about his success, Sesay declared that, despite prior winnings, this is unequivocally the biggest win of his life since he began betting with Mercury International in 2017. He expressed, “This has always been my formula for football betting, and my emotions today are beyond words.”

Sesay is thrilled and eager to invest some of his winnings to enhance his business. He also praised Mercury International for its promptness in delivering his winnings and urged sceptics to take a chance with the bookmaker.

Sabieu Mansaray, the Marketing Strategist for Mercury International’s Sports Betting and Lottery Company, congratulated Sesay for becoming the company’s first major winner of 2025. He emphasized that the winner capitalized on the company’s bonus for bets involving five or more teams.

“We at Mercury International are proud to see winners emerge consistently. This is our commitment, and it serves as a strong message to others that we are dedicated to creating millionaires every day,” Mansaray stated. He advised Sesay to manage the funds wisely and to leverage them for transformative changes in his life.

A Car rental businessman on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, became the latest millionaire from the Mercury International lottery game, after winning the sum of Two Hundred and Thirty Million Old Leone (LE 230,000,000) which is Two Hundred and Thirty-Thousand New Leones (Nle 230,000).

Businessman Amadu bet on multiple tickets involving more than 20 teams, to secure his biggest win in three years as a Mercury International customer.

The middle-aged Amadu who is an ardent Mercury International online football platform follower, had previously won SLE 52,000,000, SLE 18,000,000 plus other amounts.

Reacting to his win with a joyful smile, he said he was pleased with the transparency and seamless handling of the payment process which was fast and good.

He revealed that his biggest intention after winning is to enhance his car rental business while harbouring aspirations for future success. He extended his gratitude to Mercury International for both the opportunity provided and its substantial presence within the country.

“This win did not come as a surprise to me because I was aiming for a big win after previous winnings, however, I want to thank the Company for their professional way of handling the payment process, and don’t be surprised if I am here again to receive another big winning,” Amadu said.

Mercury International has disbursed billions of leones to numerous customers who emerged victorious. Notably, one individual clinched an astounding sum of over 500 million leones—a record-setting achievement for a single ticket from the betting company.

Mercury International launched its lottery and sports betting products in 2007. Its products include the 5/90 lottery, sports betting, online betting, Zone, Rapids, and Virtual Rapid games.