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Think about all the amazing things that money can buy and how you could afford all these things if you win the lottery. Well, one of the EuroMillions lottery winners is pushing the boundaries when it comes to splurging on all things that only money can buy – Matt Topham. He’s Britain’s youngest EuroMillions jackpot winner who’s just bought his mother-in-law a zoo. The £45 million (R924 Million) winner decided to treat his mother-in-law to an early Christmas present by spending £600,000 (R12 Million) on a petting zoo for her.

Matt’s mother-in-law, Jane, runs and now owns the visitor site at Rushmoor Country Farm Park in Louth with her daughters. This is just one of the latest extravagant purchases Matt and wife Cassey have made since winning their windfall in 2012. The couple also used their winnings to fill the zoo with horses, pigs, pygmy goats, llamas and ducks. They’ve also purchased a falconry centre to house hawks, falcons, barn owls and sea eagles. The 31-year-old newlyweds have gotten used to being millionaires and have been making the most out of their winnings over the last eight years.

Matt, who was a painter and decorator before his major win, has now trained as a helicopter pilot and a racing driver. He has also pursued his love for cars by purchasing numerous luxury cars such as a Jaguar XKR-S, Range Rover Evoque, Porsche and an Aston Martin DB9. In addition, the millionaire couple splurged on building their dream home.

Matt and Cassie purchased a 1930s mansion in Adams Hill, Nottingham, for £1.2million (R24 Million) – which they demolished to make way for their new home, a £5 million (R102 Million) eight-bedroom eco-home named 'Serenity'.

Their lavish dream mansion consists of a sound-proof cinema, a botanical garden, a swimming pool and much more. However, not everyone was impressed with the couple’s flashy mansion as many of their neighbours criticised their home calling it ‘out of character for the area’ but when you have millions in your bank account why would you be concerned with your nosey neighbours?

So, ignore the haters and live your best life with payouts of up to R225 Million!

EUROMILLIONS WINNERS ARE LIVING THEIR BEST LIVES

One lucky person took a chance and placed a R15 bet on our Africa Millions Lottery draw. Well, his bet certainly paid off as he is now R3,7 Million richer! This is what our lucky winner had to say about his major win.

What was your first reaction when you realised you had won R3,7 Million on our Africa Millions Lottery?

It was a massive surprise. I was in absolute disbelief.

Who was the first person you shared the exciting news with and what was their reaction?

I shared the news with my son and he too was in shock.

What made you place a bet on our Africa Millions Lottery?

I just decided to take a chance and I hoped luck would be on my side.

Did you have a feeling that you would win when you placed a bet?

No. I just had a feeling that I should take a chance and place my bets.

What will you be doing with your winnings?

I will be putting most of it towards paying off some debt.

What do you think of LottoStar and your experience betting on LottoStar?

Will you continue to place your bets on our Africa Millions Lottery and our other lotteries and games?

Do you recommend LottoStar to any of your friends or family members?

Yes. I have already recommended LottoStar to many friends and family.

Do you have any comments or anything else you would like to add?

Thank you LottoStar! This year was full of surprises but this is a great way to end off 2020.

Don’t miss out on your chance to be the next BIG winner!

R3,7 MILLION AFRICA MILLIONS LOTTERY WINNER

This is what our Dazzle Drop Wildcat Jackpot winner had to say about her major win.

What was your first reaction when you realised you won R300,000 on our Dazzle Drop Wildcat Game?

At first, I did not realise that I had won big but when I looked at my results again, I was in utter disbelief. It was a real surprise.

I shared the news with my husband and he was just as shocked as I was. We were both absolutely gobsmacked.

What made you place a bet on our Dazzle Drop Wildcat Game?

I love the Dazzle Drop Wildcat game, I bet on it all the time.

I thought I would win as I started betting early that morning and I was winning quite a bit throughout the day. However, not in my wildest dreams did I think that I would win R300,000.

I will be putting my winnings towards paying off my debts especially during this time as everything has been so difficult through the Covid 19 pandemic. This win has come at a great time and has eased a lot of my worries.

I used to see the adverts of people winning but I never believed that it was true but now I can say that betting on LottoStar is even better than going to a casino. I find that on LottoStar your chances of winning are a lot better, the payouts are great and it is convenient and easy to place your bets.

Will you continue to place bets on our Dazzle Drop Wildcat Game and our other lotteries and games?

Yes, I will. I have recently encouraged my husband to start betting on LottoStar and he has won too.

I think LottoStar is lovely especially with the current restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. I definitely encourage everyone to bet on LottoStar from the comfort of their homes and most importantly to bet responsibly.

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DAZZLE DROP WILDCAT JACKPOT WINNER

Living the millionaire life may not be everyone’s idea of ‘the perfect life’. Just take Hairdresser, Susan Herdman who won £1,2 Million (R25 Million) in 2010 in the UK National Lottery. Instead of doing what most people would do, swapping their everyday lives for a life of luxury and opulence, Susan decided to live a seemingly simple life.

Before winning a major lottery jackpot 10 years ago, Susan was a single parent who was struggling to make ends meet. Besides her major Lottery win, she has not given up her working life. “I’ve been a hard worker all my life,” says Susan, 52. “I’ve always had jobs and my parents instilled in me that if you want something, work for it – no one gives you a life – and don’t get into debt.”

Susan started purchasing a lottery ticket just after the National Lottery launched in 1994, she would buy a ticket for her dad each week. When he stopped playing the lottery, Susan continued to play the same numbers as her dad as she believed that one day she would win on those numbers.

“It was like an absolute strong inner belief that I was going to win,” she explains. “When I was doing my clients’ hair, I never used to say ‘if’ I win the lottery. It was ‘when’.”

Years later, one of Susan’s clients offered to read her Tarot cards, she joked around and told Susan that “one day she’d win the lottery”.

As Susan recounts, “it was a bit of fun, we had a couple of glasses of wine, and she said, ‘I am not a fortune teller. I’m not psychic. You are picking the cards that you want and then I am just telling you what each card means.

“She sat back in her chair and said, ‘You’d best get a lottery ticket because it looks to me like you’re going to win the lottery.’ So, we just laughed about it and she went, ‘No, really. The world is your oyster.”

That same night, Susan posted what her friend had predicted on Facebook and believe it or not, her prediction was spot on!

“I was cooking tea and hearing Dale Winton’s voice in the next room. So, I ran through and I pressed pause. I went back into the kitchen and got my spaghetti carbonara to eat on my lap and as I looked up at the numbers frozen on the screen I started shaking.”

The jackpot had rolled over to £7,500,000 (R158 Million) that week, nervous, Susan dialled the number on the back of the ticket.

“When a lady answered, I said, ‘I think I’ve won the lottery.’ It’s all a bit of a blur but she told me to put my name and address on the ticket and keep it safe – and write down a password because tomorrow morning somebody will ring and they will say that password, so then I would know they were legit.” Susan did as she was told.”

Susan was buzzing with excitement and decided to go to karaoke that evening, she put her ticket in her bra for safekeeping and did not tell anyone about her win. When Susan returned home at midnight, she checked her laptop and saw that 5 people had won the jackpot which meant her prize would be £1,1 Million (R23 Million).

“There were no hysterics, no running around the room screaming. It was just this big, ‘Thank God. Thank you.’ Just absolute relief that if I was careful, I’d be OK financially for the rest of my life. I wouldn’t have to just constantly battle against the clock, squeezing in appointments.”

Susan shared the amazing news with her parents the next day, “I said, ‘I’ve won the lottery.’ And at that point, I burst into floods of tears. My mum was speechless, and my dad literally jumped up and grabbed me and said, ‘About bloody time!”

Unlike many winners who would opt to live a life of luxury after winning a major lottery, Susan continued working in her salon for the first six months after winning. Later, Susan decided to relocate to live with her boyfriend, Andrew who is a pig farmer and owns a farm in North Yorkshire. She may have chosen to lead a simple life but Susan made sure to splurge on a large motorhome which would allow her and Andrew to enjoy their motorsports hobby. She also treated her two sisters and parents to holidays and cars.

Susan maintains that the money has not changed her and is happy living her simple life, she has also asked her friends to treat her normally. She wishes that everyone could experience winning the lottery. “My advice is just be sensible,” she says. “Don’t go crazy. Appreciate that happiness can’t be bought.”

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LIVING THE SIMPLE LIFE AFTER WINNING A MAJOR LOTTERY

Twelve current and former employees of the Italian State gambling company are under investigation for intercepting and cashing in 4 scratch cards worth €27 Million (over R459,9 Million in South Africa). These incidents took place between 2015 and 2019.

On Thursday, the police raided the homes and offices of the suspected 12. According to the Roman police, the 12 are under various investigations, namely: aggravated fraud, illegal access to computer systems, receiving stolen goods and laundering illicit gains.

, the lottery company, helped police with their investigations.

It’s believed that the alleged suspects intercepted 2 Super Cash tickets with each estimated at €7 Million (R134 Million) and a probability of winning of 1 in 15.84 million tickets.

The alleged suspects also cashed in the first prize of the 2 tickets in the Maxi Milliardario lottery, worth €5 Million (over R95,6 Million) each, with a win probability of 1 in 9.36 million tickets.

The alleged suspects were identified through their access to the IT systems, according to the police.

“They used relatives and friends to actually cash in the cards, and then had them put the proceeds in their own bank accounts”, concluded the police.

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Lottery Staff Investigated for Fraud

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RSI is one of the leading iGaming platforms in the gaming industry operating out of New Jersey in the Unites States of America. With advent of Evolution’s gaming products to their platform, RSI is once again leading the online market by being the first to launch a Live Dealer Games in Pennsylvania. Live Dealer games have quickly become a phenomenon amongst the gaming and online betting communities as they offer convenience and ease of betting on one’s desktop or mobile browser/app.

As Richard Schwartz, President of Rush Street Interactive stated “Many online players prefer live dealer options because they watch the action as it happens, which gives them a higher level of trust in the outcome."

"A live dealer game is the closest you can get online to playing in a land-based casino and we're thrilled to be the first to offer players in Pennsylvania the opportunity to virtually sit and play on Evolution's world renowned live tables."

Evolution has introduced an array of online Live Dealer games including all the popular games such a variety of blackjack, roulette, poker, baccarat & sic bo with the advent of a game show themed Dream Catcher, Crazy Time, Lightning Roulette including world popular board game, MONOPOLY LIVE and many more.

“On top of an exceptional range of world-class live game show style games, classic casino games and exclusive content, we have extensive experience with multiple state-of-the-art Live Casino studios worldwide. At the player interface level, our Blackjack is the fastest, slickest online Live Blackjack available anywhere, so players get more game rounds and exciting play in every gaming session.", said, Johan Nordstrom, Chief Executive Officer Malta and Chief Commercial Officer at Evolution.

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ONLINE CASINOS ARE CHANGING THE GAME!

Change is in the air and it's not just the seasons – The 

 will be implementing its Rolldown draw prizes from Saturday 7th November. A Rolldown happens when the jackpot has rolled over so many times that the prize has to be won (Must Be Won draws). Therefore, for the first time in National Lottery history, players stand a chance to win £5 (R104) for matching two numbers in addition to their free Lucky Dip to play the next draw.

Under Lotto rules when a Lotto has rolled over 5 consecutive times, the jackpot must be won in the sixth draw. This has not changed with the advent of the new Rolldown rule.

In Must Be Won draws, if there are no players who match all six numbers, the match 6 jackpot is rolled down and shared between all lower-tier cash prize winners. Therefore, players in the other tiers (Match 3, Match 4, Match 5) win larger prizes than usual. With the new changes, Match 2 players will be added to the Rolldown draw and winners in the Match 2 tier will receive a free Lucky Dip plus an extra £5 cash.

A spokesman from The National Lottery stated: “The Lotto Rolldown feature has proven popular with our players since it was added in November 2018, with millions of players benefiting from boosted prizes in these Rolldowns.

” “But we’re always looking at ways to make our games even better, and one thing that Match 2 winners were regularly telling us was that they wanted a share of the jackpot too.

“So, from Saturday, November 7, when we have a Rolldown, everyone could scoop a share. As well as their free Lucky Dip, Match 2 winners will win £5.

“This update to Lotto will mean that, on average, 1.1 million players matching two main numbers in a Lotto Rolldown will also experience the excitement of a boosted prize and share of the jackpot.”

An enhancement has been made so that in the event of no one matching all six main numbers in a Lotto Must Be Won Draw:

- The jackpot will be used to pay all Match 2 prize winners in that draw a £5 cash prize in addition to their usual Lotto Lucky Dip.

- The remaining jackpot will be shared across all other cash prize tiers in line with the Lotto Game Procedures.

- This will mean ALL PRIZE TIERS from Match 2 to Match 5 plus the Bonus Ball can expect to receive a boost to their prize.

 every Saturday and stand a chance to win a payout of over R1,3 Billion!

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A CHANGE IN THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY

There was no overall winner for both the 

 jackpots from the weekend’s drawings. Meaning that the combined jackpot for both lotteries is at a whopping $225 Million (R3,6 Billion in South Africa).

The Mega Millions jackpot for this Tuesday, 27 October 2020, is set at a magnificent $109 Million (R1,7 Billion in South Africa), while this Wednesday’s (28 October 2020) Powerball jackpot is $116 Million (R1,8 Billion).

Take a look at the winning lotto numbers from the weekend’s drawings below:

The Powerball winning numbers for Saturday, 24 October 2020 were: 18-20-27-45-65 and 6.

The minimum betting amount on LottoStar’s USA Powerball is R7.

Mega Millions winning numbers for Friday, 23 October 2020 were: 18-34-44-60-69 and 22.

The minimum betting amount on LottoStar’s Mega Millions is R6.

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17:49 pmThere’s much to know about the UK 49’s Teatime Lottery, not only is it one of the biggest lotteries in the UK and South Africa, but it offers an incredible payout of up to R2,5 Million! The lottery is popular amongst many frequent lottery players mostly because the UK 49’s isn’t like most lotteries out there.

Why bet on LottoStar’s UK 49’s Teatime Lottery?

The UK 49’s draws take place once a day, which gives players a chance to win big each day! Not only does the UK 49’s Lottery give you multiple chances to win but it is quick, easy and affordable to place your bets on. All you need to do is match up to six numbers from 1 to 49. LottoStar offers a selection of Teatime games to choose from, namely: Pick 1, Pick 2, Pick 3, Pick 4, Pick 5 and Pick 6 which gives you even more chances to win.

Players have the choice of placing a R3, R5 or R10 bet and payouts are dependent on the bet amount selected. UK 49’s Teatime Pick 1 pays out from R18 up to R60, if you match 1 number. Teatime Pick 2 offers a payout from R90 to R3000 if you match two numbers. If you match 3 numbers in Teatime Pick 3, you stand to win a payout of up to R5,500. Match four numbers in Teatime Pick 4 and stand to win a payout of up R50,000. Teatime Pick 5 offers a payout of up to R650,000 for matching five numbers and you could win a payout of up to R2,5 million if you match six numbers in Teatime Pick 6.

LottoStar’s UK 49’s Teatime draws take place daily at 17:49pm SA time, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

 every day and you could stand a chance to win a payout of up to R2,5 Million! All the latest Teatime draw 

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Sometimes, it starts small. Just one bet and one moment that changes it all!

If there is one thing about big wins, it is that they don’t always come from big moves. They come from a single bet, spin or scratch that flips the script, and your ordinary day turns into a story worth telling.

At LottoStar, we’ve seen it happen time and time again. Players placing bets and walking away with wins that hit different. The kind of wins that feel unreal at first, to the ones where you double-check, take a screenshot, and sit with them for a second before they sink in.

We’ve seen it first-hand, just like moments when one of our recent winners shared their experiences:

TN., who hit a jackpot of over R5,4 Million on Daily Ka-Ching from a R3 scratch,

J.D., who turned R50 into wild winnings of R1 Million on Africa Millions,

T.M., who flipped a R2 spin into R200,000 on Mzansi Millions,

S.D., who unlocked an incredible R50,000 win from a R10 Bet on Fortune Frenzy, and

L.W., who tapped into a R125,000 fortune on Big Bucks Deluxe TapCards from a R5 bet.

And here’s the best part: Our players simply show up, place a bet and give themselves a chance at something bigger.

It means your moment isn’t reserved for someone else. It’s not about betting big or doing something special. It’s about being in the game when luck shows up.

We believe that everyone has that moment waiting for them - one that changes plans, upgrades goals and turns “maybe one day” into right now.

Whether it’s a quick bet on a Live Game or a spin on a slot, remember this: big impact doesn’t always come from big risk. Sometimes, it comes from simply taking your shot.

, with over 800 games for a chance to win instant payouts of up to R75 Million. Sometimes one bet could be all it takes.

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