National Lottery is operated by ITHUBA Holdings, to whom the license is granted in 2015. The lottery is governed by the National Lottery Commission, and established in 2000.
Lottery tickets can only be purchased by people who are at least 18 years of age.
In 2007, fiscal year transactions reached R3,972 billion, with an average of five million transactions per week. At the 2012 National Lottery generated R4.7 billion in Lotto and Powerball ticket sales.
Lotto is the most popular type of gambling in South Africa, but Powerball has grown faster over the last few years due to its high payouts.
Video South African National Lottery
History
The National Lottery was introduced to South Africa on March 11, 2000. At that time it was run by Uthingo.
After a marketing effort aimed at reaching 80 percent of South African homes directly over 800,000 tickets were sold on the first day of availability Nearly R70 million tickets were sold within the first three weeks of operation.
In October 2002, operator Uthingo suggested a daily sweepstakes to complete the weekly draw. The concept, called Keno, was rejected by trade and industry in March 2003. In November 2003, the Lotto Plus game was launched, acting as a lottery of weekly sweepstakes available for the purchase of primary lottery tickets, at an entry fee of R1.
In July 2006, the Gidani consortium, featuring Greek company Intralot as its technical partner, was rated as the preferred bidder to operate the lottery for seven years starting April 2007. The operating license was granted in October 2006. In March 2007, the Pretoria High Court set aside that award on applications by the ruling Uthingo, found that failure to adequately investigate shareholders in some consortiums of offerings leaves room for conflicts of interest.
After the final draw by Uthingo incumbent, the lottery was unlimitedly postponed in April 2007.
In September the operating license was given to Gidani again. When ticket sales reopened in October, more than 200,000 tickets were sold within the first three hours. Gidani introduced the scratch cards, but they were stopped for several months when they lost their license to Ithuba.
By 2015, Lotto licenses are granted to ITHUBA. In 2015, 2 new games were introduced by Ithuba: EAZiWIN, an instant game of victory consisting of four types of games inspired by the natives; Morabaraba, Fafi Fortune , 4 Siya Vienna and Popa Feela and PowerBall Plus.
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Feasibility
- Players must be 18 years old
- Tickets can be purchased directly at approved retailers & amp; banks in South Africa.
- Online ticket purchases are only available to people who have an FNB bank account or Nedbank has registered on the South African National Lottery website and is a South African resident with a South African ID.
Games
9 matches operate under the South African National Lottery brand:
Current game
LOTTO
Players buy tickets with a choice of six different numbers between 1 and 52; there is a provision for random numbers to be generated automatically for those who do not want to vote, known as 'Quick Pick'.
In the draw, six numbered balls are taken without replacement from a set of 52 balls numbered 1 through 52. Next Bonus Ball is also taken, which only affects players who match five points.
Prizes are awarded to players who match at least three of the six numbers taken, with increased rewards for matching more than the numbers drawn. All players matching all six drawn numbers win the same part of the jackpot; the odds of doing so are 1 in 20,358,520. If four, five, or six balls are matched, the relevant prizes are evenly split between all that matches many balls. If no player matches all six numbers, the jackpot is added to that of the next Lotto lottery - a Rollover .
Entry fee for LOTTO lottery is set at R5.00 per board.
Sweepstakes take place on Wednesday and Saturday at SABC 2 at 20:56.
LOTTO PLUS 1
LOTTO PLUS 1 exactly matches the LOTTO, but gives players a second chance to win. When purchasing LOTTO tickets, players must pay an extra R2.50 per board to enter LOTTO PLUS 1 draw. The opportunity is the same, while the rewards are usually slightly lower.
Sweepstakes take place on Wednesday and Saturday at SABC 2 at 20:56.
LOTTO PLUS 2
LOTTO PLUS 2 exactly matches the LOTTO, but gives players a third chance to win. When purchasing LOTTO tickets, players must pay an extra R2.50 per board to enter the LOTTO PLUS 2 draw. The opportunity is the same, while the rewards are usually slightly lower.
Sweepstakes take place on Wednesday and Saturday at SABC 2 at 20:56.
PowerBall
Draw jackpot PowerBall requires players to choose five main numbers from 1 to 45 and one 'PowerBall' number from 1 to 20 for R5 entry fee per board. The prize can be won by matching the main number, with a match from the PowerBall number winning the higher prize. The main prize of the game is won by matching the five main numbers as well as PowerBall. The draw is held on Tuesday and Friday at E.tv at 21:00.
After November 28, 2015, opportunities are more likely to win introduced. An example of recent additions is, if a player just matches Powerball, he will win the money, while beforehand, the ticket will not win anything.
The record prize for every Lottery game in South Africa is at PowerBall at R102,016,595. This prize was won in the Free State but never collected. The highest prize claimed also from PowerBall at R91,068,427
PowerBall PLUS
PowerBall PLUS is exactly the same as PowerBall, but gives players a second chance to win. When purchasing a PowerBall ticket, players must pay extra R2.50 per board to enter into PowerBall PLUS withdrawal. The chances are the same, while the rewards are usually slightly lower.
Powerball PLUS is a newer game added by the National Lottery of South Africa and is currently the newest game. It was introduced on November 28, 2015.
The draw is held on Tuesday and Friday at E.tv at 21:00.
SPORTSTAKE 13
A player can play SPORTSTAKE 13 by predicting the results of 13 pre-determined matches taken from English and other identified professional football gear.
For each game, players choose their predictions by marking the bet slip;
[1] - for the victory of the cage
[x] - for a draw
[2] - to lose home (Away win)
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- You can select one or multiple results for each fixture.
- A valid bet must consist of at least one option per fixture.
- The minimum price per bet per board is R2.00 ppat incl, and the maximum bet per Betslip is R2000.00
- Any bets will charge you pp pp.00 included.
- You can play PROPICK (TM) as a quick play option
- No Multi Draw option.
- SPORTSTAKE 13 matches are considered as the final score after 90 minutes of play or after extra time if applicable, but not including a penalty kick.
EAZiWIN opportunity
EAZiWIN
As well as tickets for Draw Games, National Lottery also sells instant digital scratch cards.
They are digital scratch cards, where cards are compared to slip and are not scratched like traditional starting cards. It's called 'EAZiWIN and is based on traditional African games.
Cards range from R3 to R5.
SELECT 3
Lotto's newest game is announced to be launched on December 3, 2016. It will be a daily game with a grand prize of R10,000.
Stopped game
Vienna Manje
Vienna Manje is a card game consisting of many types of scratch cards. It was replaced by EAZiWIN in 2015.
Lottery
The South African National Lottery announces that there will be a once-off raffle for Christmas 2016. The draw takes place on 30 December 2016. It is officially named "Raffle". Prizes include R1,000, R10,000,000 R100,000, with major prizes being Mercedes Benz C200 Cabriolet
Other ways to play
And by buying a ticket at a store, tickets can be purchased in many other ways.
Online
All National Lottery games can be played online after signing up. There are two ways of playing lotto online.
FNB & amp; Nedbank: LOTTO, LOTTO PLUS 1, LOTTO PLUS 2, PowerBall, and PowerBall PLUS are available to be played through bank applications.
The National Lottery website: LOTTO, LOTTO PLUS 1, LOTTO PLUS 2, PowerBall, PowerBall PLUS, and SPORTSTAKE 13 are available to play through South Africa National Lottery website.
Record Jackpots
Below is the list of 11 highest jackpots of the National Lottery of South Africa.
Operator
Socio-economic impact
In June 2003 it was reported that 27 percent of lottery players were unemployed and 43 percent of players earning less than R2,000 per month. It was also reported that legitimate gambling had created 50 673 jobs in 2000, although it may have shifted spending from other industries.
A 2006 study found that 82 percent of South Africans play the lottery once a week and 53 percent of the population is not involved in other forms of gambling. The average player spends R81 per month on the lottery.
Distribution of revenue
Under the current operator, Ithuba, 34 percent of revenues paid to the central charity distribution fund, up from 28 percent early. Six per cent of the income is paid as a retail commission, ten per cent is maintained as operational costs and 50 per cent is paid in prize form.
Previous lottery in South Africa
The now-defunct Ciskei homeland founded the lottery in 1984 and operated by Score-A-Lot. In 1991 the Score-A-Lot was the first Lottery in Africa operating the Video Lottery Terminals (VLT) in Africa and the first cash operation to fully use smart card technology. After long negotiations with the South African Department of Commerce (DTI) Score-A-Lot closed in December 2001
The Lottery was established by decree at the former Transkei homeland in 1989 and operated by Score-A-Lot. In 1991 the Score-A-Lot was the first Lottery in Africa operating the Video Lottery Terminals (VLT) in Africa and the first cash operation to fully use smart card technology. After long negotiations with the South African Department of Commerce (DTI) Score-A-Lot closed in December 2001
The Christmas Lotto (also referred to as Lotto KZN) was launched in KwaZulu-Natal province in 1992. During the eight years of operation it raised R869 million and paid R345 million for charity and R448 million prize money.
See also
- Uthingo
External links
- National Lottery Board
- The National Lottery website
- UK49
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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