程阳：South African National Lotto
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程阳：The Birth of the South African
National Lotto
- In 1995, the South African Government initiated the process of
launching the National Lottery, with the publication of the Main
Report on Gambling (RP 85/1995).
- In 1996, the Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Alec Erwin,
invited companies to bid for the right to operate the National
Lottery.
- In 1997, Parliament passed the National Lotteries Act (No 57 of
1997)
- On 06 November 1997, President Nelson Mandela assented to the
Act.
- In 1998, Minister Alec Erwin appointed the National Lotteries
Board (NLB), the industry regulator, in accordance with the
Act.
- In June 1999, the NLB recommended its choice to Minister
Erwin.
Uthingo Rises to the Occasion
- Uthingo Management (Pty) Ltd was founded in 1996 in response to
the public invitation by Minister Erwin,
to contest the opportunity to operate South Africa’s National
Lottery.
- The National Lottery bidding and evaluation process is renowned
for its transparency, fairness and integrity.
- On 09 July 1999, Minister Erwin announced the choice of Uthingo
Management (Pty) Ltd as the country’s preferred bidder. Uthingo had
invested over R35 million in the bid. process.
- On 09 September 1999, the Minister conferred the 7-year license
to Uthingo at the public ceremony in Funda Centre, Soweto, where
the company pledged to operate a successful world-class lottery
with integrity and patriotic commitment to South Africa.
The Gidani era
- On 11 March 2006 the Minister of Trade and Industry, Mandisi
Mpahlwa, announced that the licence to operate the National Lottery
had been awarded to Gidani (Pty) Ltd.
- Uthingo operated the South African National Lottery until March
2007 and lost the bid to renew its license to Gidani after a legal
battle and negotiations with the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
During that period (March to October 2007) the South African
National Lottery was suspended and the first Lotto draw after
Gidani took over from Uthingo took place on October 13, 2007.
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