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April begins with a bang for bettors in South Africa, as they’re invited to kick off this brand new month with more winning opportunities. New and existing players that make a deposit from April 1st and through April 30th are invited to increase their wins by adding a 100% Bonus to their deposit amount. This sticky bonus holds a playthrough of 25x and has no max cashout amount.

Sun International’s flagship casino resort is giving its visitors a Triple Treat in a promotion that will run until the end of May. The promo consists of one draw, where the winner can choose one of three cars. Each car prize also comes with a cash top-up!

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The Triple Treat promo kicked off last month at Sun City and will run until May 29th, 2021. The promotion is open to all Sun MVG card holders, and ifever there was a good reason to join in the fun and become a member of the Sun International loyalty programme, this has to be it.

Every month, Spin247 online casino offers players the chance to discover one of its many games up close with free spins. The Game of the Month offer is one of the highlights of this online casino, as players can enjoy rewards of up to 35 free spins each month.

This time around, Spin247 has made Waterfall Wins its Game of the Month, and players are encouraged to try out this fun slot title before the offer runs out at the end of March.

It’s no secret that the pandemic significantly affected practically every industry in South Africa – and even more so the casino and hospitality industries. It was expected that casino groups such as Tsogo Sun and Sun International would report on losses and analysts have been waiting for them to publish their official 2020 financial numbers.

Sun International’s official report showed that its adjusted heading earnings came down from R763 million to a loss of R1.1 billion. Adjusted headline loss per share was 633c.

Time Square Casino in Pretoria, one of Sun International’s newest properties, is proving to be one of the most rewarding places to visit in the region. According to the casino and hospitality group, since January 1st, 2021, Time Square has paid out around R10 million in winnings to lucky South African players.

Players hit the jackpot on multiple games, including slots and poker.

All in all, R10 million was paid out in 39 jackpots of R25,000 and over.

Ithuba, South Africa’s National Lottery Operator has been praised in a scholarship ceremony for making the education of South African students one of its major priorities. Ithuba, together with the Eric and Charmaine Mabuza Foundation, recently awarded 26 students a full-time university scholarship that will help them further their studies and could potentially change their lives.

Over 200 students have had their education funded through the Scholarship Foundation since it was founded some two decades ago. The Eric and Charmaine Mabuza Scholarship Education Foundation started off in Mpumalanga but expanded across the rest of the country around five years ago, in partnership with Ithuba.

One of the most popular online casinos among South African players, Yebo Casino, is all dressed up in carnival style in honor of the brand new slot machine by popular software provider, Real Time Gaming. Mardi Gras Magic slot was released very recently to the market but it has already captured the attention of even the most discerning South African online casino players.

The new Mardi Gras magic slot machine brings a festive atmosphere to the online casino. It is a 5-reel game with 25 different paylines and combines real winning potential and a great look. Get into the action with superb graphics and toetapping music as it creates a party mood from the first spin of the reels.

COVID-19 wreaked havoc on the South African economy, and nowhere was this more evident than in the run up to the 2020 financial report soon to be released by Sun International. The South African gaming and hospitality giant was forced to inform its investors that basic earnings per share for Full Year 2020 were expected to be a loss of around R10 per share.

According to Sun International: “The Covid-19 pandemic significantly impacted the Group’s results for the year ended 31 December 2020, following the prolonged closure of many of its operations during the year, as a result of the lockdowns imposed by Government in terms of the Disaster Management Act”. The share loss is in sharp contrast to the basic earnings profit of around R5 per share seen in 2019.

South African online gambling fans are thrilled to see that some of their favourite online casinos have debuted the third title in Playtech’s series that comes with the innovative Power Zones game engine. The new Pyramid Valley: Power Zone slot has landed at online casinos that cater to South African players such Casino.com and other Playtech-powered sites.

The previous two Power Zone games – Stallion Strike: Power Zones and Legend of Hydra: Power Zones -- were created for Playtech by its partner Ash Gaming. However, this time around, Playtech’s own team took over and players are just as thrilled with the third installment.

When you sit down to play at NetEnt online casinos this month, don’t be too shocked by the colorful language coming from the direction of a brand-new slot game. NetEnt is adding a new branded title to its fabulous mix this month with the release of Gordon Ramsay: Hell’s Kitchen slot.

The game is based on the world’s most renowned and influential TV chefs, who has become an iconic presenter in his own right since he first graced the small screen in 1998. Ramsay presented Hell’s Kitchen and 24 Hours to Hell and Back and is best known for his no-barriers style of criticism, famous catchphrases, and sharp wit. His fiery temper also knows no bounds.

4 March 2021 (Press Release) – A 32-year-old nurse from Saldhana in the Western Cape is “completely over the moon” after hitting not one but TWO jackpots at South Africa’s Thunderbolt Casino. “Cindy” won a total of R529,557.98 playing the Storm Lords and Plentiful Treasure slots from Realtime Gaming.

Cindy said she's not 100% sure yet what she'll do with all the winnings but is certain that some will be donated to the animal shelter where she volunteers.

Pragmatic Play, a leading international game content provider to the global online casino market, will make its debut into the South African market in the coming weeks. The group will initially provide its premium Live Casino offering; however it will eventually roll out slots and virtual sports games for the benefit of South African players.

The news of Pragmatic Play’s entry into the South African gaming market comes after it was confirmed that the group has entered into a partnership deal with CDP Gaming Technologies to take some of its products live with the South African gaming brand, Yesplay.

Bettors from South Africa are invited to spend March playing their favorite casino games at the spectacular Cocoa Casino, This Is Vegas, Da Vinci’s Gold or Paradise 8 with an extra added bonus on top of all their Bitcoin deposit amounts.

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March 1, 2021 Johannesburg, South Africa (Press Release) -- This month, Springbok Casino pays tribute to some of South Africa’s most remarkable animals. Record-Breaking South African Animals features the tallest, heaviest, strongest -- even the deadliest.

"We’re known for the Big 5," noted Springbok's manager, Daniel van Wyke. "But South Africa has a lot of other special animals that deserve our attention as well!"

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The Sunday World media outlet reports that South Africa’s leading and hospitality group, Sun International, lost more than R2.2 billion in the first months of COVID-19. According to the newspaper, it had gained access to a Sun International internal report where it learned these figures. According to Sunday World, the report shows that:

Sun International’s property in the Western Cape, GrandWest, took the biggest knock, losing R543 million between March and June, 2020. The document reads that in March 2020 alone, the GrandWest lost R102 million in revenue. It went on to lose R179 million in April , R179 million in May and R181 million in June, 2020.

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We’ve put together a list of the promotions that are currently available for South Africans at Casino Cruise:

A new three-way collaboration between NetEnt, its subsidiary, Red Tiger Gaming and the FashionTV Gaming Group has resulted in a fabulous new game release this month. The launch of the New Trillionaire video slot was announced in a press release this week, which describes the glitzy five-reel game as the first one to be “inspired by a song from the leading global fashion and lifestyle channel, and features the huge hit ‘I Want to be a Trillionaire’ by FashionTV star, Anja J.”

During the online casino industry global industry, ICE 2020, NetEnt and FashionTV Gaming Group announced that they were inking a deal between them.

Recently, the South African National Lottery operator, Ithuba, announced the first multi-million jackpot wins for 2021. One of them was a massive win of over R60 million from the January 15th,2021 Powerball draw. The payout was so large because this particular jackpot had been rolling over since the last win was reported on December 1st, 2020. All in all, it rolled over 11 times! Ithuba immediately revealed as many details as it could about the winner – that the person had purchased his ticket using the FNB banking app, that he had paid R52.50 forthe ticket & that the numbers had been manually selected. Ithuba also revealed the winning numbers: 24, 31, 40, 45, 48 & Powerball 20.

The winner laid low and Ithuba called on all players to check their tickets and for the winner to come forward as soon as possible. It didn’t take long for the winner to make contact with Ithuba and he is currently celebrating his extraordinary R60 million windfall.