DESPITE having already created 85 millionaires in just over a year, lottery operator, Ithuba, has also raised more than R1-billion towards good causes.

The SA Rio Olympics team which recently returned from Brazil with 10 medals was among the beneficiaries. This was South Africa’s best ever performance at the games since re-admission into major world sporting events.
The SA Paralympic team, currently competing in Rio and raising the SA flag high also benefitted from the allocations towards good causes. The National Lotteries Commission spent R2.4-billion supporting more than 3000 projects between June 2015 and June 2016. Ithuba has contributed R1.1-billion towards that expenditure.
The South African Sport Confederation and Olympic Committee, Athletics South Africa and The Sports Trust were among the 18 beneficiaries in various sectors, including education, arts and culture, to have been financially supported by the NLC recently.

Ithuba had raised the money in just 12 months of operating the lottery since it was awarded the third national lottery licence. Ithuba hit the ground running as it has already modified all lottery games making them more appealing and exciting.

Ithuba’s unmatched bold lottery offering has already ensured that players win often, as a result 132 jackpots have been won across all lottery games. This includes a total of 47 Lotto jackpots where winners took home R1-million-plus while the popular Powerball game, known for its bigger jackpots, has already produced 18 millionaires.
Second opportunity games, the Lotto Plus and Powerball Plus have also produced 12 and 8 millionaires respectively. More than 500-million lottery tickets have been sold across the country and payouts amounting to more than R100-billion have been made.