Nowadays, when Sizekhaya is a new lottery operator, it may be interesting to know who is responsible for the technology behind it. Two organisations stand out as the technical background: Genlot and Szrek2Solutions.
South Africa's National Lottery has entered a new era with Sizekhaya Holdings as the new operator, backed by a completely new technology platform from Genlot.
Genlot responsible for a new lottery system
For players, the biggest changes are behind the scenes. The new system required changes to the lottery terminals across the country, the central management system, and security methods.
Genlot lottery platform means:
- retail and digital sales operations,
- sale terminals, online and mobile gaming capabilities,
- real-time draw management for the operator,
- business intelligence tools,
- security systems.
New technology promises fast and secure operations in every outlet nationwide, convenient online and mobile participation and also the return of live televised draws.
Szrek2Solutions used for draw technology
For games without mechanical drawings, it is crucial to provide a trusted way of selecting winning numbers. The real example is Daily Lotto draws. Daily Lotto uses Szrek2Solutions' Trusted Draw Platform, while Lotto and Powerball use it as a backup electronic draw system. Every electronic draw is independently verified to ensure the winning numbers are genuinely random and to detect any tampering or technical faults.
With the provided tools, lottery operators can monitor draw statuses, reports, logs, and more.
Szrek2Solutions is used for secure digital random number generation not only in South Africa. It was successfully used in RNG systems for lottery games worldwide.
Note: Szrek2Solutions' RNG technology has supported South African National Lottery operations since 2015 for ITHUBA, South Africa's Third National Lottery and Sports Pools operator.