{"id":36030,"date":"2026-10-26T04:46:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T07:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=36030"},"modified":"2026-10-27T08:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T11:35:10","slug":"lesotho-mobile-sports-raffle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/lesotho-mobile-sports-raffle","title":{"rendered":"Lesotho turns to mobile raffle to fund sports development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lesotho\u2019s mobile sports raffle offers regular cash prizes and a vehicle prize, aiming to generate additional funding for national and grassroots sports development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key takeaways<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lesotho\u2019s Sport and Recreation Commission (LSRC) and Imajin &amp; Fusion Lesotho are operating a mobile-based sports raffle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participants can enter for M3 through the raffle\u2019s online platform, mobile application or USSD code *320#.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The raffle has awarded more than M500,000 in cash prizes, with proceeds intended to support sports development in Lesotho.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lesotho.- Lesotho is turning to a <strong>mobile-based raffle<\/strong> to support national sports development, with the Lesotho Sport and Recreation Commission (LSRC) and its partner, Imajin &amp; Fusion Lesotho, offering recurring cash prizes and a Chery Tiggo 4 Pro. The initiative aims to create an <strong>additional funding stream for sport<\/strong>, with the amount available for national and grassroots programmes depending on the revenue generated and the funds ultimately directed towards these activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The LSRC and Imajin &amp; Fusion Lesotho unveiled a 2026 Chery Tiggo 4 Pro on October 16 at AVANI Hotel &amp; Casino, ahead of the grand draw scheduled for November 27 at Maseru Mall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>National Sports Raffle Draw<\/strong> Initiative was set in motion through two agreements signed by the LSRC on July 31. \u201cThe Lesotho Sports Raffle is here to build the game; it is here to develop our sport,\u201d said Arnold Asante, chief executive of Imajin &amp; Fusion Lesotho, according to Sunday Express.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participants can enter through the official LSRC website, the raffle\u2019s mobile application or by dialling *320# on a mobile phone. Each entry costs M3 (US$0.18). <strong>Weekly cash prizes<\/strong> of M5,000 (US$302), M10,000 (US$604), M15,000 (US$906) and M60,000 (US$3,624) are offered, with draws every Friday. A vehicle is offered every 90 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The LSRC reportedly said the raffle had awarded more than M500,000 (US$30,200) in cash prizes. This represents prize payouts, not total revenue raised or funds allocated to sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LENA reported that Imajin &amp; Fusion Lesotho had committed US$200,000 (M3.30m) towards the <strong>digital platform<\/strong>, operational systems, marketing, prizes and launch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Harness Technology and Splitz Marketing are also involved, providing USSD services, <strong>mobile-money integration<\/strong>, payment processing, revenue collection, daily settlement, reconciliation, reporting and transaction monitoring, according to LENA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LSRC president Baba Malephane said the initiative was intended to encourage public involvement in sports funding. \u201cWe cannot always wait for the government to do things for us when we have the responsibility and the potential to bring about change on our own,\u201d Malephane said. He added: \u201cThis initiative is not for me or the LSRC, but for Basotho and the future of sport in this country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The LSRC has outlined safeguards including <strong>independent audits, public broadcasts<\/strong> of draws and oversight by a multisector steering committee. The commission has not disclosed the raffle\u2019s revenue or net proceeds allocated to sport, and its specific licensing authorisation remains unconfirmed in the reports reviewed.<\/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\/2026\/10\/nlc_western_cape-300x200.jpeg\" 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\/nlc-and-western-cape-discuss-collaboration-on-lottery-funded-initiatives\">NLC and Western Cape discuss collaboration on lottery-funded initiatives<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lesotho\u2019s mobile sports raffle offers regular cash prizes and a vehicle prize, aiming to generate additional funding for national and grassroots sports development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":36034,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Lesotho's Sport and Recreation Commission (LSRC), in partnership with Imajin & Fusion Lesotho, has launched a mobile-based sports raffle to generate funding for national and grassroots sports development. The initiative, which offers regular cash prizes and a vehicle, leverages a digital platform, mobile application, and USSD code for participation, with proceeds intended to support sports programs. While over M500,000 in prizes have been awarded, specific licensing authorization and detailed revenue allocation to sport remain undisclosed, despite commitments to independent audits and multisector oversight.","focusai_entities":"Lesotho Sport and Recreation Commission (LSRC), Imajin & Fusion Lesotho, Arnold Asante, AVANI Hotel & Casino, Maseru Mall, Sunday Express, LENA, Harness Technology, Splitz Marketing, Baba Malephane","focusai_location":"Lesotho, Maseru","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.75), regulator (0.95), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.7), product_ux (0.75), tech_data (0.9), marketing_crm (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.9), investor_analyst (0.75), supplier_vendor (0.9), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Licensing & Governance Clarity","query":"What is the specific regulatory licensing authorization for the Lesotho Sports Raffle, and what are the detailed governance frameworks ensuring independent oversight and transparent fund allocation beyond the mentioned audits and steering committee?"},{"label":"Financial Impact & Allocation","query":"What are the projected Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) and Net Gaming Revenue (NGR) targets for the Lesotho Sports Raffle, and what percentage of the NGR is contractually obligated and demonstrably allocated to national and grassroots sports development, supported by audited financial statements?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60011,60017],"tags":[74,45,78],"class_list":["post-36030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-south-africa","category-sportsbetting-news","tag-lottery","tag-online-gambling","tag-sports-betting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36030","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=36030"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36030\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36101,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36030\/revisions\/36101"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}