Player Security

Protecting the entitlements of players and ensuring the secure and correct payment of prizes remains of utmost importance to SA Lotteries.

The following lists reflect SA Lotteries’ commitment to protecting the interests of our players and ensuring the integrity of our games.

Prize claims

• Validation slips are provided to players to confirm status of ticket.
• Non-winning tickets are returned to customers.
• Unregistered Division One and Two prizes can only be claimed at SA Lotteries Head Office.
• Easiplay Club registered tickets are unable to be validated without the originating membership card.
• Easiplay Club registered tickets bear the primary member's name.
• Ex gratia prize claims can be lodged for lost or damaged unregistered tickets.
• SA Lotteries Head Office offers secure prize payment, such as electronic funds transfer.

Player information

• Information dedicated to the prize claim process is available to all players.
• Player security measures are inherant in SA Lotteries' practices.
• Dedicated lottery scam alert area on SA Lotteries' website, here.
• A list of Unclaimed Prizes is published online and updated weekly.
• Latest draw broadcasts for Saturday X Lotto, Oz Lotto and Powerball are available online.
• A feature to generate most frequently drawn numbers is available.
• Players can locate their nearest SA Lotteries retail agency via the Google maps tool.
• Problem gambling support advice is provided to players.

Results availability

• Registered Division One prize winners are contacted by telephone.
• Game results broadcast on free-to-air television.
• Results are immediately published on SA Lotteries' website.
• Game results are available via an Interactive Voice Response telephone system.
• Results disseminated to media and regularly published in South Australia's major metropolitan newspaper.
• Results are sent directly via email and SMS to subscribing players. Subscribe for email results now.
• Results are streamed directly to SA Lotteries' free App for the iPhone and iPad.
• Latest Saturday X Lotto, Oz Lotto and Powerball draw broadcasts on SA Lotteries' website.

Retail agent integrity and security

• SA Lotteries retail agents are required to obtain a prescribed range of business insurances.
• Retail agents are regularly reminded that they must return all non-winning tickets and validation slips to players.
• National police checks are undertaken for all agent applications.
• Retail agents must conform to the terms of an Agent Agreement, which encompasses a detailed procedure manual for the conducting and promotion of SA Lotteries games.

If you have a comment, query or concern about the service you have received at any of our retail agencies, please contact us.