Durban: National lottery operator Ithuba says only winnings up to R50 000 are paid directly into a winners account if they play via a banking channel.One of the winners, who bagged R15 million in the June 19th draw, had played via a banking app.
Many social media users asked why the money hadn’t paid directly into the winner’s account as Ithuba already had their details.“In terms of the National Lottery Games Terms of Conditions available on our website www.nationallottery.co.za when playing, all winnings of R50 000 and more must be claimed at one of Ithuba’s eight offices.”
TheStar_news This is nonsense based on legislation yhat was passed before development of bank approved digital methods. Therefore the legislation needs to be amended to accomodate banking app wonnings.
So why would they look for a person, that the bank has his contact details? As they are saying, the bank would have contacted him