{"id":25746,"date":"2026-05-28T06:07:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T09:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=25746"},"modified":"2026-05-29T03:05:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T06:05:25","slug":"tanzania-national-lottery-launches-us1-9m-lottery-rewards-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/tanzania-national-lottery-launches-us1-9m-lottery-rewards-campaign","title":{"rendered":"Tanzania National Lottery launches US$1.9m lottery rewards campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The \u201cKuwa Mchezoni Ushinde\u201d campaign introduces additional daily and weekly prize draws alongside existing National Lottery products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Tanzania.- The <strong>National Lottery of Tanzania <\/strong>has launched a nationwide promotional campaign offering more than TZS5bn (US$1.9m) in jackpots and prizes aimed at increasing participation across the country\u2019s regulated lottery sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Launched on May 5, 2026, the campaign, branded \u201cKuwa Mchezoni Ushinde\u201d (\u201cGet in the game and win\u201d), gives every valid lottery ticket <strong>automatic entry<\/strong> into additional daily and weekly promotional draws alongside the lottery\u2019s regular games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking during the launch in Dar es Salaam, National Lottery director<strong> Kelvin Koka<\/strong> said the initiative was designed to <strong>increase winning opportunities<\/strong> for participants and expand engagement while enhancing value for players, according to The Respondent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Campaign material published online states that prizes include smartphones, televisions, tablets, TZS1m (US$380) cash prizes, motorcycles and Bajaj three-wheelers. The promotion is linked to the National Lottery\u2019s <strong>existing products<\/strong>, including Lotto, Tamba na Namba, Spin4Cash and Toboa Chap Chap. According to the operator, the lottery\u2019s existing products already offer daily jackpots, instant wins and cash prizes across multiple game formats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Players can access the lottery through USSD code 14988#, the official National Lottery website, authorised retailers and <strong>mobile payment platforms<\/strong> including Mix by Yas, Selcom Pesa and Airtel Money. Organisers also encouraged responsible gaming during the campaign period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Lottery is operated by <strong>Ithuba Tanzania<\/strong>, the Tanzanian subsidiary of South African lottery operator Ithuba Holdings. The company secured an eight-year licence to operate the National Lottery following its appointment by Tanzania\u2019s Gaming Board and has expanded access through digital channels and retail distribution networks.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/Taiwan-introduces-changes-to-lottery-to-incentive-cloud-receipts-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/rdb-seals-10-year-national-lottery-deal-with-moja-rwanda'>RDB seals 10-year National Lottery deal with Moja Rwanda<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u201cKuwa Mchezoni Ushinde\u201d campaign introduces additional daily and weekly prize draws alongside existing National Lottery products.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":25749,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The National Lottery of Tanzania, operated by Ithuba Tanzania, has launched the \"Kuwa Mchezoni Ushinde\" promotional campaign, offering TZS5bn (US$1.9m) in prizes to boost player engagement and participation across its regulated lottery products. This initiative integrates additional daily and weekly draws with existing games, accessible via multiple digital and retail channels, while also promoting responsible gaming.","focusai_entities":"National Lottery of Tanzania, Ithuba Tanzania, Ithuba Holdings, Gaming Board (Tanzania), Kelvin Koka, Mix by Yas, Selcom Pesa, Airtel Money","focusai_location":"Tanzania, Dar es Salaam","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.8), operator_casino (0.8), product_ux (0.7), tech_data (0.7), marketing_crm (0.9), payments_fraud_aml (0.8), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Campaign GGR Impact","query":"What are the projected GGR and NGR uplift targets for Ithuba Tanzania resulting from the \"Kuwa Mchezoni Ushinde\" campaign, and what is the anticipated return on the TZS5bn promotional investment?"},{"label":"Regulatory Compliance Scope","query":"Beyond responsible gaming, what specific regulatory compliance challenges might arise from the multi-channel prize distribution and player verification processes for a campaign of this magnitude in Tanzania?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60016,60013],"tags":[74],"class_list":["post-25746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-africa","tag-lottery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2809"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25746"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25746\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25818,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25746\/revisions\/25818"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}