A record jackpot of D495,000 was on Friday won by Sidiky Flex Adams, a businessman residing at Latrikunda German.

Speaking at a presentation ceremony held at the new Gambia National Lottery (GNL) head office in Kanifing South, Fabakary Jammeh, the marketing manager of the lottery, said GNL is committed to combating poverty in the country, as it pays D150,000 to lucky winners on a daily bases.

" If you give us the patronage, we will reduce the unemployment rate in the country," he said.

Mr Jammeh thanked the winner, Mr Adams, for his continued patronage of the lottery. "Mr Adams is one of our best clients," he added.

Sidiky Flex Adams, who was in an ecstatic mood, thanked GNL for their strive to eradicating poverty in the country.

To Mr Adams, the lottery game is like a business. "If you invest in it, you reap the benefit one day. This is the second time that I have won. The first was in September, 2007, and that was D331, 000," he said.