In line with clients’ demands and technology trends, CELLCORE Ltd, an IT firm in Ibadan unveils artificial intelligence (AI) solution for lottery companies in Nigeria. Celebrating their 10 years in the Nigerian IT industry, the LOTTOBOT which is first of its kind is a ChatBot technology that automates the playing of lotto games via Facebook Messenger.
The introduction of LOTTOBOT to the Nigerian gaming industry is timely and presents a wealth of opportunities for businesses looking to up skill their workforce and transform the user experience.
In his chat with the media, Mike Nwaogu, the Chief Executive Officer of CELLCORE Ltd said “ we have made gaming simpler and easy. We realized that Nigerians are very much into social media and we figured out that it would be nice to integrate AI technology for their gaming experience instead of logging out and visiting the gaming portal”.
He added that “ We are at the forefront of deploying artificial intelligence into the gaming industry not only in Nigeria but Africa. We have been in this industry for almost a decade and we are using this solution to celebrate a landmark” .
LOTTOBOT Prime allows gamers to play lotto games by merely chatting with a bot, thereby presenting a convenient, relaxed process and experience of playing lotto without having to leave your zone. With this chat bot, anyone can play lotto games directly via their Facebook Messenger, get direct updates of results and get prize winnings credited directly to their Messenger LOTTOBOT account.
Industry stakeholders have lauded the product, noting that with the introduction of LOTTOBOT into the Nigerian gaming industry, it has demonstrated that the gaming industry is maturing. Amongst the industry stakeholders that attested to the solution is De Donkings Lotteries Limited.
Key features of LOTTOBOT include the ability for gamers to subscribe to updates, players can subscribe to receive automated updates of results via their Messenger inbox. Known as Cash Out, winners get notified immediately by the Bot when they win. Their LOTTOBOT account is credited with the prize immediately. The players, can also check the balance of their winnings on the Bot or cash out their winnings through a simple process; either by having the cash withdrawn at an ATM or transferred to their bank account.
“The intelligent LOTTOBOT is trained to guide players to play and submit available lotto games of partner lotto companies hosted on the platform, including soccer betting and soccer pools from select countries and leagues from around the world” remarked Gideon Nwaogu, product developer, CELLCORE Limited .
LOTTOBOT is also trained to attend to some questions and problems players may have while interfacing with it. The application is built to accept the Universal token PINs which can be used to play lotto games on the platform of select lotto game service providers across Nigeria. The PIN can be purchased online or from agents on the street.
ANTHONY EMEKA NWOSU
 SOLUTION FOR LOTTERY INDUSTRY ){kind=link}
