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Two Indians win Rs 90.7 lakh in Abu Dhabi Big Ticket draw
Two Indians won a combined Rs 90.7 lakh (Dh 350,000) in Abu Dhabi Big Ticket’s first-ever Big Spin on August 3. Dinesh Kumar Kumaran Nair, a 42-year-old engineer from Kerala living in…
The Story in Brief
Two Indians won a combined Rs 90.7 lakh (Dh 350,000) in Abu Dhabi Big Ticket’s first-ever Big Spin on August 3. Dinesh Kumar Kumaran Nair, a 42-year-old engineer from Kerala living in Abu Dhabi for 16 years, took Dh 250,000; fellow Malayali Nithin Joy won Dh 100,000. Nithin was flown from India by the organisers for the live draw.
Dinesh, part of a six-member group that has participated for two years, said he would use the prize to clear loans and urged others to “keep trying”. Nithin will also clear debts and support a cousin undergoing treatment for a brain tumour. A Jordanian participant, Osama Mahmoud, won Dh 100,000. The next draw on September 3 offers a Dh 15 million grand prize and five Dh 100,000 prizes.
The Indian Opinion
Stories like this fuel the narrative that lotteries offer easy windfalls, but the reality is starker. Dinesh played for two years without winning, and both winners are sinking the money into debt and medical bills, not luxuries. The Big Spin is a marketing gimmick dressed as generosity. Watch the September 3 draw: if participation surges, the spin works; if not, it is just another expensive game of chance.
Source: siasat.com
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