You’d be foolish to play the South African Lotto and Powerball these days without knowing that you can access much bigger overseas lotteries from your phone! We reviewed theLotter’s app…
In the old days, when you wanted to play the lotto, you didn’t have much of a choice. Sure, you could play the local Lotto or Powerball here in South Africa, but to join the big boys, you still had to fly out to the US or Europe to buy a ticket. The state-of-the-art theLotter app is shaking things up considerably though. Of course the app allows you to play the R5-million Powerball or R2-million Lotto, but it also offers the US MegaMillions (jackpot is R2-billion this week!), the US Powerball (in close pursuit at nearly R1.5-billion) or go for a guaranteed R1.35-billion top prize in the EuroMillions on June 5th. US state taxes on lottery wins are high, so the European lotteries are often the preferred option for South African lotto players.
theLotter’s website offers a lottery ticket purchasing service online. How it works? Well, the company has 20 local offices all over the world and when you order a lotto ticket through the app or website, the local staff physically purchase your tickets for you. Your tickets are then scanned and you can access them through the app or online. 
You have a choice between 45 different lotteries from around the world, including the South African lotteries. Besides offering regular lotto tickets, you can also join online lottery syndicates and, together with other lotto players worldwide, you can buy up to 1,000 lines, increasing your odds of winning any prize by a factor 1,000!
The app also has an excellent lottery results checker for even more lotteries (83 in all), you can set notifications and personalise your experience.
We have managed to get a tailor-made deal for all you South African players. After you sign up with theLotter, you can refer one of your mates to earn an extra $25 (R300) and $10 (R120) for your friend.
The EuroMillions R1.35-billion Superdraw will take place on Friday 5 June in Paris. Make sure to get your
EuroMillions tickets from South Africa by downloading theLotter’s apps for FREE! There are versions for iPhone, iPad or Android!
Good Luck!
