Over two million persons will lose their jobs at the end of 2022 when the National Lottery Authority licenses a private operator, a Third Party (Private Operator) to operate the lotto 5/90. When Third Party (private Operator) run 5/90 lotto through the NLA’s VAG Lotto digital short code from Monday to Saturday, through the USSD Code which is happening at the moment and further attempting to add NLA's VAG (Act.844) to this Third Party private lotto companies. Private Operator starts to operate an online lottery which is known as USSD Code operation for the customers to stake the Lotto on their phones. “The local lotto kiosk operators will then be out of business and so will their Lotto Agents, Lotto Writers and other indirect businesses associated." Concerns in the corridors of NLA indicate this action will adversely affect efforts by the NLA to raise revenue as it is mandated which could result in the collapse of private lotto businesses across the country. Currently, lottery operators are up in arms after they were asked by the authority to pay two million Ghana cedis (2million cedis) for renewal of licenses for a year. “After collecting two million cedis from the operators, there was not sensitization but all of a sudden the NLA asked that we come for the renewed licenses which starts from January this May and ends in December. Since last year that we paid their monies, they have not put in any regulations to enable us enjoy the business”. Already, an agreement for a 10 year operation by the lotto operator’s remains in place but a new agreement presented by the authority to them indicates that once the new agreement is signed it will override the previous licensing agreement. Four major operators refused to sign the agreement due to the unfavourable conditions that will drive them out of business. Some refused and others signed. Four major operators refused. No licenses will then be issued by the National Lottery Authority to the operators by the end of the year. Apart from the license renewal, the operators were given a condition to buy new machines which they complied with. They have accordingly purchased machines for their operations. One such machine cost over three hundred thousand euros. Operating an online lottery which is known as USSD Code operation for the customers to stake the Lotto on their phones. The lotto writers will then be out of business and so will their operators. “If you sell in lotto kiosks we are creating employment but if you sit in your house and you use your mobile phone it means straight away the person in the kiosk has lost his job” The lotto writers were worried about the impact of the new operator on their work and they appealed to the National Lotteries Authority to ensure their work is included in any reform to reduce job losses. Adding, their families depended on them heavily. The lotto operators say despite paying for the license renewal a since January, National Lottery Authority is yet to put in the needed regulation to safeguard their operations. Rather the environment of illegal operators to veer into their space is booming. The operators contend government can gain more revenue from their operation than awarding the contract to a private regulator who will pay a paltry 100 million. They indicated that proposals have been made to government to rake in more revenue by taxing lotto kiosks and taking a percentage of revenue on their stakes but government adamantly continues to pursue the policy of handing over the operations. 5/90 VAG LOTTO VAG lotto 5/90 is a franchise of the Veterans Association of Ghana run in conjunction with the Finance Ministry and the Defense Ministry. The operators question why the National Secretariat of Veterans Administration Ghana (VAG) who are the rightful owners and franchise of VAG Lotto who must be given an upper hand in the decision but have been sidelined in this move. Further attempting to give away NLA's VAG to another private individual, without taking into consideration the harm it will cause to Banker to banker operators who are already occupying that space. MANDATE PNDC Law 223 of 1989 gave the green light for private operators to participate in lottery in Ghana. This made changes to the law that established the NLA in 1962. Per the National Lotto Act, 2006 ( Act 722), the NLA is charged with the duty to organize raffles of the nation, for a chance to win outstanding prices thereby making lives more appreciating, fun, and better for each and every one including rich and poor. Some Ghanaians have expressed their concerns  over this worrying trend, Click to listen