Lottery convention surpasses expectations 2004-11-18 17:31:20
The World Lottery Association Convention in Durban has surpassed even the organisers' expectations: the event has turned out to be bigger and better than they could ever have imagined.Full Story...
'Lottery fraudsters using SA as their base' 2004-11-16 09:15:49
South Africa has become a criminal base for international 419 lottery fraudsters attempting to defraud people from around the world by sending unsolicited emails of false winning notices.Full Story...
Durban hosts world lottery meeting 2004-11-15 10:09:00
Government lottery regulators and industry suppliers are gathering in Durban for the World Lottery Association Conference.Full Story...
Disabled still waiting for Lotto wheelchairs 2004-10-09 15:19:52
A Cape Town school for the disabled is still waiting for specialised wheelchairs promised by the National Lotteries Board more than two years ago.Full Story...
Lottery millionaires share their secrets 2004-09-30 09:00:30
What happens to regular workers who suddenly become millionaires? Lots, South Africa's Lotto winners explain.Full Story...
Lottery has prompted millions of smiles 2004-09-29 20:30:01
South Africa's national lottery has had 43 million prize winners - including the millionaires.Full Story...
Lady Luck smiles on KZN punters 2004-09-27 19:26:32
KwaZulu-Natal is one lucky province when it comes to winning big on the national lottery, statistics show.Full Story...
Lottery winner is one cool customer 2004-09-02 07:16:44
Does the nation's newest lottery winner fancy himself as the next James Bond? "Shaken, not stirred" was his cool response when he heard that he'd won almost R14-million...Full Story...
Bonus ball gives a lot(to) less 2004-08-27 17:04:17
Having the bonus number in a lotto draw on your ticket isn't always a guarantee of bigger prizes. In fact it can sometimes mean less money.Full Story...
How KZN winners threw lottery millions away 2004-08-27 08:57:13
Many people dream of becoming instant millionaires by playing the lottery. But two KwaZulu-Natal winners have shown that without the right advice, you can go from "riches to rags" in an instant. Philani Makhanya reports...Full Story...
Lotto freedom for our prisoners 2004-08-20 18:21:07
Being behind bars doesn't mean that you can't try your hand at the lottery.Full Story...
Consultants 'trying to rip off lottery board' 2004-08-18 06:30:39
Business consultants have tried to fleece the South African National Lottery Board of millions of rands by charging municipalities exorbitant rates for administration work related to procuring grants, writes Sheena Adams.Full Story...
Lotto winner dreamt up numbers 2004-07-30 01:40:00
When a 30-something maintenance man from Cape Town went to buy his R7 Lotto ticket, he spent little time selecting his numbers, which happened to be the winning ones, making him R8,2-million richer.Full Story...
'Lost' Lotto ticket lands man in court 2004-07-16 18:21:03
A Limpopo man has appeared in the Johannesburg regional court after allegedly trying to claim a Lotto payout from a ticket that had been "lost".Full Story...
Crookery or a genuine Lotto mix-up? 2004-07-09 03:26:00
An excited Lilian Fiodi of Alberton handed over her Lotto ticket for cashing. It was only R276, but it represented a win. Then she was told that someone else had claimed the money...Full Story...
'Lottery has made hundreds of millionaires' 2004-06-25 02:11:00
Oupa Monamodi, lottery operator Uthingo Management's newly appointed chief executive, believes that the local game of chance will soon be bigger than its current world ranking of eighth in terms of size.Full Story...
New CEO for Uthingo 2004-06-23 10:57:02
Uthingo has appointed Oupa Monamodi as its new chief executive officer, the controlling body of the national lottery has announced.Full Story...
R23m Lotto loot ends life of poverty 2004-06-18 02:19:00
Lady Luck has smiled on a 26-year-old woman from Mpumalanga - the youngest and biggest woman winner of the Lotto jackpot. Described as "kind and humble", this unemployed and poverty-stricken woman scooped R23,7-million after buying a R5 "quick pick" ticket.Full Story...
No charity in legal wrangles over Lotto loot 2004-06-12 09:25:00
Charity funding from the National Lotteries Board has degenerated into a fiasco, resulting in a civil lawsuit.Full Story...
Your lottery prize? Paying us, of course 2004-06-05 10:18:00
The National Lotteries Board has issued a warning about an illegal group that has been hoodwinking gullible South Africans into believing they have won vast sums of money.Full Story...
R10m Lotto windfall for W Cape man 2004-05-05 10:15:00
A Western Cape man who won half of the recent R20-million Lotto jackpot has already come forward to claim his prize, but the other R10-million remains unclaimed.Full Story...
Two people R10m richer - and don't know it 2004-05-05 00:56:00
If you haven't checked your lottery ticket yet, you had better hope it wasn't sent to the drycleaners in one of your pockets.Full Story...
Don't be sucked in by this lottery ploy 2004-05-04 11:27:00
Police have urged the public to ignore an email doing the rounds which congratulates the recipient on winning R1,2-million in an international lottery, as they suspect it is another 419 scam.Full Story...
Lotto: Charity not sacrificed for politics 2004-03-30 15:42:01
The National Lotteries Board says the R3-million it has earmarked for the leading four political parties did not come from funds dedicated to good causes.Full Story...
Uthingo to donate R3m to political big shots 2004-03-29 05:02:00
National Lottery operator Uthingo Management has announced it will donate R3-million to the country's four leading political parties.Full Story...
R30m Lotto winner plans to quit his job 2004-03-11 05:29:00
After realising that he had the magic numbers, Saturday's R30-million Lotto jackpot winner left nothing to chance. The Johannesburg man locked his winning ticket in a safe, before a sleepless night.Full Story...
Panelbeater ordered to share Lotto with wife 2004-03-10 08:13:00
The Durban High Court has ordered a former Phoenix panelbeater, who won R3-million in the National Lottery, to give his estranged wife 50 percent of the interest every month from a R2-million investment.Full Story...
Number might be up for Lotto's cheaper rival 2004-03-08 04:39:00
You need at least three numbers to win something in the Lotto - but with a new game, just one number could win you a substantial amount of money. But is it legal?Full Story...
Mega Lotto draw hits R30m 2004-03-05 21:25:46
Lotto fever has hit the country with millions of people rushing to buy tickets in the hope of winning today's guaranteed R30-million mega jackpot.Full Story...
'Lottery is doing a lot of harm to the poor' 2004-03-05 02:26:00
The National Lottery's fourth birthday party has been soured by two senior members of the Western Cape executive committee, who are criticising it for contributing to social degradation.Full Story...
Lotto beneficiaries lose their grants 2004-03-03 14:21:03
Twenty-one organisations from the North West have had their lottery grants withdrawn, the National Lotteries Board says.Full Story...
Lotto millions remain unclaimed 2004-03-01 04:33:00
It could be a well-to-do Johannesburg resident, or a domestic worker who might need the money most - but whoever it is has until 5pm to claim a Lotto jackpot prize of nearly R4-million.Full Story...
Unemployed man has R20-million Lotto windfall 2004-02-09 10:43:00
A Cape Town man didn't feel like travelling all the way to Uthingo's offices to claim his prize money so, thinking that it amounted to a couple of hundred bucks, he wanted the Post Office to pay him out. That's when he got the surprise of his life.Full Story...
Technical problem caused 'early' lottery draw 2004-01-16 13:30:02
The mishap during the television transmission of the live lottery draw on December 1 last year was due to a technical problem, the National Lotteries Board has announced.Full Story...
Lotto boss calls it quits 2004-01-14 16:39:03
Humphrey Khoza, the chief executive of national lottery operator Uthingo, has resigned.Full Story...
Time warp reveals the Lotto numbers 'early' 2004-01-03 10:11:55
Lotto addicts across South Africa are crying foul after Wednesday's draw in which the TV show's host appeared to call the winning numbers before the balls dropped in to the slot.Full Story...
Wishes for prosperous New Year do come true 2004-01-02 00:44:42
Wishes for a prosperous New Year have come true for two lottery players from Pennsylvania and South Carolina who will share a $221,5-million jackpot from the New Year's Eve Powerball lottery.Full Story...
Multi-millionaire in the making 2003-12-27 09:42:18
Somewhere in South Africa, someone is going to be the 100th instant millionaire - thanks to a R15-million Lotto jackpot.Full Story...
Lotto's R15m must be won 2003-12-24 09:26:00
It has been another good year for Lotto with the game producing 95 instant millionaires this year. But all is not yet over for those still hoping to match the six life-changing numbers.Full Story...
Big plus for Lotto punters - at just R1 a pop 2003-11-25 14:49:00
Lotto Plus, the new game of chance dreamed up by the National Lottery, has kicked off across South Africa.Full Story...
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