At a referendum on 4 November 1965, South Australians
voted overwhelmingly in favour of establishing a State-run organisation to
promote and conduct lottery games. The Lotteries Commission of South Australia,
now known as SA Lotteries, was subsequently established on 8 December 1966 to
return profits to South Australia's public hospitals-a function the
organisation continues to carry out today.
SA Lotteries joined the
Australian Lotto Bloc in March 1981. The Australian Lotto Bloc is for Lotto
(Played Saturdays) and includes all States and Territories of Australia. Since
then SA Lotteries joined the National Lotto Bloc in February 1994 for Oz Lotto
and the Powerball Bloc in May 1996 for Powerball. Both of these Blocs also
include all States and Territories. Participation in the Bloc, in combination
with State based games, provides SA Lotteries with greater scope and
opportunity to maintain its position at the forefront of the lottery industry
worldwide.
SA Lotteries operates and promotes eight lottery games that
collectively generate an annual turnover of around AU$350 million. SA Lotteries
is a community-focused organisation that returns 95 cents of every $1 it
receives to South Australians, largely via prizes to players and profits to
hospitals.
Beneficiaries:
All profits from SA Lotteries' games
of Lotto, Oz Lotto, Powerball, Instant Scratchies, Keno and Super 66 are
distributed to South Australia's Hospitals Fund, and The Pools profits are
directed to the State's Recreation and Sport Fund. Since 1967, SA Lotteries has
contributed more than AU$1.9 billion to the provision, maintenance, development
and improvement of State public hospitals. Since 1987, more than AU$8 million
has been returned to recreation and sport to support and develop local sporting
facilities and services.
| News
2011 |
| December 29, 2011 |
Jumbo Interactive Announce
Agreement with SA Lotteries |
| December 16, 2011 |
South Australia Celebrates
A Winning Financial Year |
| November 29, 2011 |
Player Scores $1.2 Million
Keno Spot 10 Jackpot |
| November 21, 2011 |
Breaking Campaign: SA
Lotteries Gambles with Interactive Outdoor |
| November 17, 2011 |
South Australian Newsagents
to Collectively Bargain with SA Lotteries |
| October 4, 2011 |
State’s Gaming Machine
Expenditure Up $16.1 Million on Previous Year |
| July 28, 2011 |
Treasurer Rules Out Any
Reversal of the Government's Decision to Seek Private Operators for State
Lottery |
| July 23, 2011 |
Opposition Question Purpose
of ABN Amro Lottery Report |
| July 23, 2011 |
Mystery Player Scoops $1.9
Million KENO Jackpot |
| July 12, 2011 |
Government Expects to Raise
$350m from Sale of State Lottery, Agents to Get a Five-Year Buffer Against
Expansion Into Supermarkets |
| June 16, 2011 |
State’s Gambling
Minister Locks-Out Interstate Gambling Companies |
| June 11, 2011 |
Tatts Group Keen on SA
Lotteries |
| June 9, 2011 |
SA Lotteries to be
Licensed to Private Operator, Treasurer Says |
| May 23, 2011 |
SA Lotteries to Double X
Lotto Prize Money |
| May 15, 2011 |
Sporting Body Proposes a
Stand-Alone Sports-Based Lottery |
| January 21, 2011 |
More South Australians
Players to Win With New X Lotto Changes |
| January 17, 2011 |
Lottery Scam
Alert |
South Australian
Lotteries is Investing Almost $500,000 Training Agents
ADELAIDE, South Australia (July 27, 2009) -- South Australian Lotteries is
investing almost $500,000 in training at its agencies, most of which are
family-owned enterprises.......................Subscribers
South Australian First
-- SA Lotteries Launches Win for Life Ticket
ADELAIDE,
South Australia (July 28, 2009) - SA Lotteries has launched an Instant
Scratchies ticket, which offers players the chance to win a top prize of
$75,000 every year for 10 years..........................Subscribers
|
