Last week, Tsogo Sun Hotels released its latest financial results, showing that it was on an upward trend in trading for the period until the end of March 2022.

In the same update, Tsogo Sun Hotels, which separated its brand from the casino and hospitality giant, Tsogo Suns Holdings in 2019, said that it plans ‘rebrand’ back to Southern Sun.

Tsogo Sun Hotels became a Tsogo Sun Holdings brand at its launch in the early 2000’s. The objective of the empowerment-led venture, at the time, was to secure new casino licenses in South Africa.

The South African casino and hospitality group, Sun International is doing its bit to support school children across the country. Individual casinos in the Sun International group, such as the Windmill Casino in Bloemfontein, are part of the group’s Educational Programme which incorporates sustainability elements. Thus, school children benefit from social, health and safety, economic and environment improvements in their day to day lives.

MonteCasino, Gauteng’s premier brick and mortar gambling location, is offering players the chance to win their share of R200,000 in cash each and every week in a sensational promotion that will run until August.

All you need to do is visit MonteCasino and play your favourite slot machines or table games every Thursday and Saturday during the promo period.

There are no winning combinations required. All you need to do is be is an active player on the casino floor using your Rewards Card and you could be randomly chosen to be a winner!

This week, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the country’s national state of disaster, implemented as a mechanism to manage the COVID-19 pandemic, has come to an end.

"While the pandemic is not over, while the virus remains amongst us, these conditions no longer require we remain in a national state of disaster,” said the President on national TV in an address to the nation.

Since the start of the pandemic, South Africa has recoded over 3.7 million laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and around 100,000 fatalities.

Sun International’s property in Cape Town, GrandWest Casino and Entertainment runs great promotions every month. With March winding down, we popped in to see what players can look forward to at GrandWest next month, and we loved what we saw. GrandWest Casino is open 24 hours a day and seven days a week, offering smoking and non-smoking gaming facilities to visitors.

Here is a rundown on just some of the specials that you can look forward to at one of Sun International’s most popular entertainment destinations in South Africa during the month of month.

There’s a hot poker series currently running at Gauteng’s fabulous MonteCasino, which boasts a prize pool of R15 million!

The Splendido Poker Series will run until Sunday, April 3rd, 2022, which gives you plenty of time to meet your match on the green felt and go for your share of this estimated prize pool.

MonteCasino has partnered with ShuffleUp Poker to present this poker extravaganza to South African poker fans and crowns those who reign victorious

The software provider, Play ‘n Go has released a new slot game with a theme that is near and dear to South African online casino players. The new Safari of Wealth slot is set against the backdrop of an African savannah and the characters on the reels of the 5 x 3 game are wild animals such as Rhinos, Cheetahs and Lions.

This is a great slot game, played on a 243 ways grid with an African inspired soundtrack and lots of winning potential. It also looks fantastic, and you’re whisked right into the African landscape with its blue skies, thin rivers and green trees.

Do you consider yourself a slots champ? If you’re good as you say you are, put your skills to the test and put yourself in line to win a cool MILLION RAND! The best entertainment destinations in South Africa are running a sensational slots tournament, and are offering millions of Rand in prize money to lucky winners.

From now until May 29th, 2022, visitors to 11 participating Sun International casinos across the country can rack up points while playing slots on the casino floors. Earn enough points and you’ll qualify for the Grand Finale which will run from May 27th – 29th at Time Square Casino in Pretoria. A total of R6.8 million in cash and rewards will be shared among 1,200 people and one winner will take home R1 million in cash!

Fans of table games will be thrilled to learn that a new title will soon be making its way to some of their favourite online casinos.

The online casino software group, Yggdrasil has paired up with the innovative Darwin Gaming to release a fantastic new version of baccarat.

Baccarat Evolution will be the first game by Darwin Gaming as a partner of YG Masters, Yggdrasil’s collaborative platform, and will mimic a real-life casino experience.

Shareholders of the London-listed gambling software group, Playtech torpedoed an expected takeover bid last week.

The Australian gambling company, Aristocrat had its $2.94 billion offer rejected after it failed to gain the approval of 75% of Playtech shareholders at a special meeting held for the takeover vote. As little as 55% of shareholders voted in favor among the 78% of shareholders who voted. This was despite the fact that Playtech encouraged its stakeholders to accept the Aristocrat offer.

The Chinese New Year celebrations are in full swing around the globe, and billions of people are welcoming in the Year of the Tiger. If you want to be part of the celebrations and benefit from a new bonus prize every day from a great promotion, head on down to Casino.com and enter the Year of the Tiger offer.

This is the ultimate way to roar into the Chinese New Year with free spins and Golden Chips being offered by Casino.com. The promotion is already happening right now and will wrap up on Sunday, February 6th at midnight (GMT).

Year of the Tiger. If you want to be part of the celebrations and benefit from a new bonus prize every day from a great promotion, head on down to Casino.com and enter the Year of the Tiger offer.

This is the ultimate way to roar into the Chinese New Year with free spins and Golden Chips being offered by Casino.com.

The promotion is already happening right now and will wrap up on Sunday, February 6th at midnight (GMT).

Rumours are swirling that the gambling tech giant, Playtech would consider breaking up and selling its business should it not have the backing of shareholders for its potential acquisition by the Australian gambling company, Aristocrat.

Playtech was forced to issue a response to the media yesterday after Sky News reported that the group was exploring a £2 billion break up to sell off its operations should a shareholder vote on the Aristocrat deal fails next week. If Playtech adopts this idea, its business-to-business division and its Italian arm, Snaitech could be sold as separate entities.

Pupils from the Mother City were able to head into nature and enjoy the beauty around them, thanks to the generosity of Sun International’s GrandWest Casino and Entertainment World.

The casino announced that it had donated R200,000 to Nature Connect’s Sustainable Schools programme, an incredible initiative which promotes conservation and a wonder of nature for all age groups. Nature Connect supports the preservation of Cape Town’s natural heritage through various channels, including education, training and conservation.

Once more, the official operators of the South African National Lottery, Ithuba, has put out a statement asking for lottery players to check their tickets.

This is after the winners of two recent draws – a Powerball Plus draw and a Lotto draw – failed to come forward to claim their prizes yet. The combined sum of winnings is over R40 million.

The last time that Ithuba asked the public to check their tickets was in December last year.

For the eighth time since 2001, Sun International’s flagship casino and resort, Sun City, has been awarded the title of Africa’s Leading Family Resort.

World Travel Awards acknowledged Sun City’s excellence in the category, showing why the casino deserved the celebrated title among the 17 other popular travel destinations.

A 38-year-old South African lottery player from Ekurhuleni is still trying to come to terms with the fact that he won a R63 million Lotto prize two weeks ago. But he nearly walked away empty-handed. The man rushed at the last minute to purchase his Lotto ticket on Saturday afternoon and spent R100, using the Quick Pick selection.

The gas-company worker had only a few hours to spare before the draw and in his haste, forgot where he put the ticket after the purchase. After he learned that he was winner, he nearly misplaced the ticket and vowed to keep it safely in a cupboard until he could claim his winnings.

If you want to get 2022 off with a bang, then head off to Casino.com today and join the Gold Rush leaderboard competition currently running.

Glitz and glam is what this dazzling promo is all about. Along the way, you can bag yourself cash prizes, bonuses and free spins, but the piece de resistance is a solid gold bar for one lucky winner!

The entire promotion period runs from today until Monday, January 3rd, 2022. Find out how to spin your way to the top of the leaderboard in Casino.com’s latest promotion.

Thundering into NetEnt-powered South African online casinos is a brand-new slot game, just in time for the festive season. Silverback Gold is the latest title released by the Swedish software provider, and players are in for a true treat.

This is a jungle-themed slot game, taking players deep into the heart of the bush to come face to face with a variety of creatures on the reels. Silverback Gold is a 5 reel, 4 row slot with a host of excellent bonus features. The high volatility slot has 1,024 bet ways and a maximum win of 45,000 x.

South Africa’s National Lottery Operator, Ithuba, made world headlines for all the right reasons recently, after the group’s CEO, Charmaine Mabuza was named one of the ten most influential women in the global gaming industry.

iGB, the international gaming publication added Mabuza to its Most Influential Women list, which also included Sarah Blackburn, Director of GameOn Marketing and Melanie Gross, Former VP of online casino and sportsbook at Caesars Interactive.