South African National Lottery

South African National Lottery
Logo used 2015 - present
RegionSouth Africa
First draw11 March 2000 (2000-03-11)
OperatorIthuba
Regulated byNational Lotteries Commission
Highest jackpotR232,131,750.69 Z M Adam
Odds of winning jackpot
  • 40,475,358 to 1 (Lotto, Lotto Plus and Lotto Plus 2)
  • 42,375,200 to 1 (PowerBall)
  • 42,375,200 to 1 (PowerBall Plus)
  • 376,992 to 1 (Daily Lotto)
  • 531,441 to 1 (SportStake)
  • 4 to 1 (EAZiWIN)
Number of games8
Shown onE.tv, SABC 2
Websitewww.nationallottery.co.za

The National Lottery is operated by ITHUBA Holdings, to whom the licence was awarded in 2015. The lottery is regulated by the National Lottery Commission and was established in 2000.

Lottery tickets may be bought only by people of at least 18 years of age.

In the 2007 fiscal year transaction values totalled R3.972 billion, with an average of five million transactions per week. In the 2012 National lottery generated R4.7 billion in sales of Lotto and Powerball tickets.

Lotto is the most popular type of gambling in South Africa but Powerball has been the faster-growing for last years due to its high payouts.

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