Not doing your best and putting the utmost into it was not acceptable, - Sue van der Merwe

I’ve loved this industry for so long and am so passionate about it. People talk about lotteries as something that provides a lift in their day. [The lottery] gives people something to hope for and to look forward to.

My mum will tell stories of me hiding behind her skirt when we went up the road to visit her closest friend, whose daughter was my best friend.

It’s having that full control over our destiny, our focus and not having to compete for capital. That allows us to prioritise what we think is important for our business in terms of capital, all our resources, operational expenditure, everything.”