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GAFAT CONSULT LIMITED
V.
MOBILE SPORT (MSPORT) & ANOR

(2026) JELR 115247 (HC)

High Court 19 Mar 2026 Ghana
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- The Court held MSPORT liable for failing to comply with regulatory requirements by allowing a non-director employee to register and use GAFAT’s corporate mobile money account for personal betting, in breach of the Gaming Commission’s KYC

Case Details

Suit Number:GJ/0128/2023
Judges:AYITEY ARMAH-TETTEH JA
Counsel:JOHNSON OFORI ODURO FOR EMMANUEL L. DUBIK MAHAMA FOR PLAINTIFF STEPHEN DOUDU FOR THERESA TALATA KUNLIE FOR DEFENDANT
Location:Accra

JUDGMENT

INTRODUCTION

1. The Plaintiff, Gafat Consult Limited (GAFAT), is a Limited Liability Company registered under Ghanaian law, and is engaged in Information Technology and Mobile Money vending. The 1st Defendant, Mobile Sport (MSPORT), is a betting company also registered under Ghanaian law. The 2nd Defendant, Mr. Benjamin Boateng, at the time the incident that gave rise to this present action was an employee of GAFAT. It is alleged that Mr. Boateng was entrusted with the GAFAT's MTN Mobile Money Merchant Number 0597394547, to purchase gold, but he used an amount of GHS 400,000.00 standing to the credit of GAFAT on the wallet to place bets on MSPORT's betting platform.

2. GAFAT alleges that MSPORT breached its regulatory guidelines by allowing Mr. Boateng to use GAFAT's Corporate Mobile Money Merchant Account for betting, which resulted in financial loss to GAFAT. Therefore, GAFAT is claiming against MSPORT for the recovery of the funds used by Mr. Boateng to bet on MSPORT's bettin…

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