Mr Sesay (full name withheld), a resident of Freetown, writes his name in the betting history books of Sierra Leone, after winning a total sum of NLe 720,136 from Mercury International Online Football betting. after staking NLe 20 on three separate bet slips.

Sesay, a Motor Mechanic who has been a loyal customer of Mercury International Sports Betting and Lottery Company, made a total stake of NLe 60 from three different winning tickets to earn himself such a record-breaking winning amount. 

Describing his win, Mr Sesay said it was a blessing and an opportunity given to him by God because he had placed a bet of thirty teams per ticket, creating a groundbreaking moment in his betting experience as a customer of Mercury International.

He explained that the game is all about patience and perseverance, stressing that everyone has an equal chance to win a life-changing amount if they remain consistent with Mercury Sports Betting.

“This win is a great moment in my life. I feel proud and very good about this win. This is the biggest money I have ever acquired in my lifetime, and I will ensure I utilize it well,” he said, adding he hopes to win more, ‘this is just a start for me, more winning is coming.’

Sesay also became the first ever to win from the Mercury International Bet Builder product through his 3 bet slips.
The Bet Builder product, which was introduced in August 2023 is a tool in the online betting platform available to utilize on football matches.

The Bet Builder is a feature in sports betting that lets you combine multiple selections from the same event — usually a single match or game — into one combined bet with higher potential odds.

With the Bet Builder, every selection you make multiplies the total odds of your bet.

The Mercury Bet Builder is an instantaneous service awaiting the direction of your fingertips, potentially making every incident within a match have an impact on whether your bet wins or loses
Mercury International remains Sierra Leone’s leading betting Company in the country, with thousands of players staking daily in hopes of winning big.

Sesay’s remarkable achievement is yet another testament to the life-changing opportunities the Mercury Bet platform provides.

Sierra Leone’s leading Sports Betting and Lottery Company, Mercury International, on Monday, October 6, 2025, paid out a total sum of Seven Hundred and Thirty-One Thousand New Leones to two lucky customers from its Football betting product.

One Mohamed A Jalloh – a Baker residing in Freetown was the big winner of the day as he walked away with a total sum of Five Hundred and Forty-Six Thousand New Leones (Nle 546,000).

Narrating his road to success to the press, Mohamed said he played a total of 31 teams from the Online Football Mega List, placing different combinations of bets of a total stake of Ten Thousand New Leones (NLe 10,000) by betting Five Thousand Leones (NLe 5,000) on each combination.

He said: “I feel really blessed to win again, and this time, it is my biggest win. I hope to keep winning with Mercury International.”

The proud Baker, who in May this year won Two Hundred Million Old Leones, also accounted for another win in September this year revealed that he had the opportunity to win even more — up to One Billion Six Hundred Million Leones — but chose to cash out early out of fear of losing.

He said: “If I had waited just a bit longer, I would’ve won much more, but I was nervous, and I decided to cash out. In the end, all 31 of my selected teams ended up winning.”
Mohamed was quick to praise Mercury International for their transparency and prompt payment process.

” Mercury International continued to prove they are the best and biggest in Sierra Leone and are not fake. As soon as you win, they issue your cheque, and you can cash out immediately. I want to encourage others to try it. You have so many chances to win.”

Another big winner of the day, one Ishmael, a businessman from Kambia District, shared his excitement of winning One Hundred and Eighty-Five Thousand New Leones (NLe 185,000) from the Red Box football betting.

He said: “This came as a total surprise, I wasn’t expecting it because it was a risk bet as I staked One Thousand Two Hundred Leones (NLe 1, 200) but it paid off in a big way.”

According to Ishmael, who revealed he had been playing Mercury bets for years, his win came at a crucial time in his life and means a lot to him.

Octavius Jackson, Deputy Manager of Mercury Online, explained that Ishmael received a 100% bonus on his winnings due to the high number of selections he made on his ticket.

“Because of the number of selections, his ticket qualified for a 100% bonus. That was why his prize doubled, bringing the total payout to NLe 185 Million Old Leones,” Jackson stated.

Monday’s winners’ presentation served as both a celebration for the winners and a reaffirmation of Mercury International’s commitment to rewarding loyal and daring customers.

Sierra Leone’s leading Sports Betting and Lottery Company, Mercury International, continues with its unchallenged promotions in giving back to its loyal customers.

With its Exclusive Festival Promotion, the Company’s Online Department presented their star prize; an all-expense paid trip to Kenya, Nairobi, to lucky winner Solomon Davies.

Davies, who is a worker at Sierra Leone International Airport, will have to enjoy a five-day fully paid trip to Kenya with full accommodation and a sightseeing tour.

The young Davies who revealed he has been playing Mercury games for over five years, confessed  he was shocked and baffled to learn that he has emerged as the first price winner after being randomly selected by Mercury International service providers and partners in the UK.

Davies said, despite being shocked, he later felt truly blessed because, to be contacted amongst over millions of players was a blessing and a clear show of transparency by the company’s operational system.

“I know millions of people play more than I do, but I was fortunate to win. This will be my first time travelling out of Sierra Leone, and I am very grateful to Mercury International for this opportunity,” he said.

Lucky winner Davies also encouraged other customers to stay loyal to Mercury International, describing the company as “reliable and trustworthy.”

Mercury International Online Department Deputy Manager Octavus Jackson, after the presentation, said they are happy to see another Sierra Leonean smile as he secure his first time opportunity to travel outside the country”s shores through Mercury International Sports Betting  Company.

He said the idea behind the promotion was to give customers an experience beyond material prizes:

“Not everyone has the chance to travel outside Sierra Leone, so we decided to give our customers an opportunity to explore and experience life elsewhere.

Jackson revealed that the Exclusive Festival Promotion, which ran from May to July 2025, was designed to keep customers engaged during the off-season when major football leagues were not playing. Unlike previous promotions that only limit customers to one single game to qualify, this one allowed customers to qualify through both sports betting and Vegas games(Casino).

He said to earn a raffle ticket, customers had to spend at least NLe 20 daily on sports or turnover NLe 500 on Vegas games. Winners were selected randomly by Mercury’s service providers in the UK.

The Company’s Deputy Public Relations Manager, Sahr Morris Jr., congratulated Mr Davies for his win and advised customers to embrace all Mercury International products on offer.

On 2nd September 2025, the Mercury International Management and Retailers Charitable Foundation donated food items to the residents of Hennessy Street community, Kingtom.

Presenting the food items to the community people, the Public Relations Manager of the company, Alhaji Komba, said it is their usual procedure for the Management and Retailers’ Charitable Foundation to share their profits with customers and non-customers, adding that they have done similar donations to various communities and that today, it pleases them to do the same to the Kingtom Community.

Komba further stated that funding for the donation, like previous donations made to different communities across the city, is generated from a monthly profit derived from a joint managers and retailers account.

He, therefore, encouraged the people to continue patronising Mercury International by playing the different products of the company and becoming millionaires, and also stood to benefit from the monthly donations.

Komba, however, advised that Mercury games are only for customers 18 years and above.

Receiving the food items on behalf of the community, Madam Fatmata G. Lawo said they were overwhelmed to receive such a gesture from the management and retailers of Mercury International. She thanked them and further assured them that Mercury Sports Betting and Lottery will forever be their No. 1 in Sierra Leone.

Among the food items donated were bags of rice, gallons of cooking oil, cartons of sardines, bags of onion, bundles of pure water and different types of provisions worth over Le17 million.

Mercury International Staff and Retailers Charitable Foundation has on Tuesday, 1st August 2025, donated food items to residents, customers and non-customers at the Portee Community, East End of Freetown.
Among the donated food items were bags of rice, bags of onions, 4 gallons of cooking oil, Ovaltine, 4 cartons of Sardines, Cartons of Cow Bell powdered milk, 2 bags of salt, 1 Carton of Jumbo Maggi, and several other items.

Presenting the items on behalf of the Staff and Retailer Foundation, Yanshim Ibrahim Yansaneh, a staff member from the PR Department, said the gesture is not a new thing for the Foundation, and it is now a usual gesture for the Foundation to share goodies with vulnerable people in different communities.

He said: “We are making such a donation today because it is the Staff and Retailers whose contributions from our salaries and retailers’ commission we can secure funds to buy these items. Today we are at Porotee, your community is not the first to receive such a donation, we’ve been doing this for several other communities, the less privileged homes, the physically challenged and more. With God being our helper, we will continue to do more,” Yanshim said and encouraged them to play and be part of Mercury games before sending a warning message that only those above the age of 18 years should be allowed to be around Mercury International Red Box.

Receiving the food items on behalf of the people, Ishmael Sesay thanked Mercury for thinking about Portee for such a goodwill gesture. He assured the company of their continued support and affirmed that the items donated would be utilized and all those who should benefit from it would benefit.

Ishmeal said Mercury International is and will remain their Number one betting company in Sierra Leone.
In November 2020, the Managing Director of Mercury International Company Limited, Mr Martin E Michael, brought together representatives of the staff and retailers to set up a charitable foundation managed and organised by the staff and retailers without interference from Management or the Board of Directors.

The aim was to create a platform for the staff and retailers to firstly learn about the importance of corporate social responsibility and secondly, for them to give back to their communities and society. The project kicked off in December 2020, and the first donation by the foundation was made on Thursday, the 21st of January 2021, by donating food items worth 10 million Leones to the King George’s Home, Grafton.