Lottery betting in South Africa
Bets on the outcome of real international lottery draws, offered by licensed South African bookmakers.
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Which draws each bookmaker takes bets on
From each bookmaker's own Lucky Numbers page or lobby, as we read it. A draw marked "Named" is named there; a dash means that page did not name it, not that the bookmaker has no such draw. How the bet itself works, and what a win pays, is in our Lucky Numbers guide.
| Bookmaker | SA Lotto | PowerBall | Daily Lotto | UK 49's | Gosloto |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betway SA | - | Named | Named | - | - |
| Luckyfish | - | - | - | Named | Named |
| SuperSportBet | Named | Named | - | - | - |
| YesPlay | Named | - | Named | Named | Named |
| BetXchange | - | Named | Named | Named | - |
| Tic Tac Bets | Named | - | - | Named | - |
| Gbets | Named | Named | - | Named | - |
| Supabets | Named | Named | - | Named | - |
Who runs the draws South African bookmakers name
A lottery bet at a South African bookmaker is a fixed-odds bet on the result of a draw that someone else runs: the bookmaker sets the odds and settles the bet, and the draw decides the numbers. YesPlay's SA Lotto page, for one, has "Fixed Odds Betting" in its title.
SA Lotto, PowerBall and Daily Lotto are games of South Africa's National Lottery, which the National Lotteries Commission regulates. On 1 June 2026, by the Commission's statement of that day, Sizekhaya became the National Lottery's fourth operator; Sizekhaya Holdings describes itself as succeeding Ithuba Holdings. The Commission's own site links the National Lottery at nationallottery.co.za.
UK 49's draws come from 49's Limited, a company registered in England and licensed by the UK Gambling Commission (account 56709). On 13 October 2026 its results page listed four draws for the day: Brunchtime, Lunchtime, Drivetime and Teatime. Its terms advise checking the result of a bet with the bookmaker it was placed with; its site is 49s.co.uk.
Gosloto is a Russian state lottery. By a notice of Stoloto, the official site of Russia's state lotteries, its games have gone by the name Sportloto as well since 21 September 2020, the two names meaning the same game, and Stoloto keeps the archive of their draws.
How the National Lottery and UK 49's draw their numbers, and the chance the National Lottery's rules give one board: lotto predictions and how each draw is decided.