Ithuba is pleased with the Pretoria High Court’s decision to dismiss Gidani’s application for leave to appeal with costs. Gidani’s latest application is a sequel to a number of unsuccessful attempts by them to claim an entitlement to operate the National Lottery.
Ithuba’s CEO, Mrs Charmaine Mabuza, stated that: “Ithuba operates as a world class operator and has brought back the fun and excitement for players of the National Lottery. Ithuba’s gaming portfolio has already contributed over R1 billion to the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (NLDTF). Ithuba promised to invigorate the Lottery and increase player participation by offering higher rewards. To date there have been over 500 million tickets sold and more than R2.4 billion has been paid out to all winners. Ithuba is delighted that the National Lottery is seeing increasing player participation. “