Gaming for Africa Magazine - Issue 150 (June/July 2020) by Gaming for Africa

South African National Lottery Mired in Controversy

TCSJOHNHUXLEY Africa Working with Clients across the Continent to Open Safely

South African Casinos Open, Bringing Relief to Gambling & Hospitality Industry

African Casinos from Ghana, Botswana to Mauritius, Seychelles Open

GRIPP Set to Extend Services Across

Tanzania Clamps down on Illegal Gambling

Africa as Gaming & Hospitality Advisory Leader

Sun International Rejects Predatory Buy-Out Offer Kenya to Revoke Controversial Turnover Betting Tax

EDITOR Roy Bannister Editor-at-Large Bill Healey ACCOUNTS & Administration Fax: 086 648 1634 Email: afrogame@mweb.co.za PUBLISHER & Advertising Headstart Productions P.O.Box 607 Langebaan 7357 Fax: 086 648 1634 Cell: 082-468-8622 e-mail: afrogame@mweb.co.za LAYOUT AND DESIGN Nicole Cook Email:nicole@graphicd.co.za PRINTED BY Headstart Productions GAMING FOR AFRICA is a bi-monthly magazine focused on casino operators and the manufacturing sector of the African gaming industry. We publish informed comment, and cover developments in legislation, new products, marketing and sales, promotions and general casino resort tourism trends in Africa Information published in GAMING FOR AFRICA or views or opinions expressed by writers are their own and not necessarily endorsed by the owner, publisher or editor of GAMING FOR AFRICA. While reasonable care is taken to report on events and occurrences in an accurate manner, we cannot accept any responsibility for inconveniences arising from misinformation. We welcome unsolicited articles and photographs but cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage. Press releases are published in good faith and the publishers assume that information provided is correct. Gaming for Africa is a trade publication aimed at the b2b casino and gaming industry in South Africa and across the African continent where legalized gambling is permitted. As such all advertising and editorial in this publication is aimed at professionals within the gambling industry, and not the general gambling public. Gaming for Africa endorses and promotes responsible gambling and proudly subscribes to the aims and initiatives of the legalized gambling industry thorugh the National Responsible Gambling Programme. National Responsible Gambling Counselling Line – 0800 006 008

From the Editor: WELCOME TO a slightly delayed June/July 2020 issue of Gaming for Africa. We held back this issue of Africa’s leading Gambling Industry publication, mainly because we did not know what the future held for the African (and indeed global) gambling industry. In the space of 4 months we have seen unprecedented scenes across the globe: entire countries shut down economically; a total halt to the engines that drive our everyday lives - from ecomonic and social activity, to the everyday activities that make us happy and achieve fulfillment - in short, the world stopped turning. With this ‘global pause’ our gambling industry, and its allied hospitality and tourism industries, along with all the attendant jobs, suppliers and allied industries that oil a very important economic driver across the continent, was brought to its knees. Over the past 4 months, as we saw perhaps the darkest days of our industry unfold, and as many have had their jobs imperiled or lost, business models pressure-tested, and operations bled to within an inch of their lives, it is important to remember the quote “The Night is Darkest before the Dawn.” The gradual opening of the Gambling, Hospitality & Tourism industries, albeit with strict self-enforced safety regulations, has seen the easing of that dark night, and the African continent will emerge into this new dawn with increased vigour and a new-found sense of innovation. This innovation will see a renewed focus on digital gaming elements centred around telcos, online and iGaming - and, I believe, we will see a renewed call for South Africa to legalise online gambling in the very near future. Expect the African continent to open up with a new sense of promise and opportunity.. Roy Bannister

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Sun International Opens all Urban Casinos

Emperors Palace Opens

Destination Africa for FSB

Tsogo Sun Looks to iGaming

South African National Lottery Commission Mired in Controversy

Tanzania Gambling Board to Curb Illegal Slot Machines

NOVOMATIC Awarded 2nd Place Amongst Most valuable Austrian Brands

ICE London 2021 New Dates Announced

GRIPP Set to Extend Services Across Africa as Gaming & Hospitality Advisory Leader

TCSJOHNHUXLEY Africa Working with Clients Across the Continent to Open Safely

Kenya to Revoke Controversial Turnover Betting Tax

Mauritius Opens Casinos

Seychelles Opens Casinos

GiG - Making iGaming Companies More Profitable & Sustainable

TCSJOHNHUXLEY Works With HOT 91.9FM to Donate KRE8 Masks to Hot Cares Causes

Assisting Africa’s Gaming Operations in Staying Safe

Namibia Opens Casinos & Borders to Save Tourism

Botswana’s Grand Palm Casino Opens for Business

First-to-market with SA-made Innovative Solutions for COVID19

Sun International Slams Predatory Buyer & Rejects Unsolicited Offer

Global Slot Machine Sales Drop 42%

MORGAN STANLEY Predicts Sportsbetting Surge

Kiron Debuts Virtual Online Gaming in South Africa

Las Vegas’ G2E Cancelled

Tsogo Sun COO Leaves Group

List of African Gaming Regulators & Associations

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Sun International Opens all Urban Casinos Strict safety measures are in place at Grandwest for guests and staff, with only every second slot machine in operation. (image courtesy Esa Alexander, Herald)

Following hot on the heels of Time Square Casino in Pretoria - the first South African casino to open on Monday 29 June, and Grandwest Casino in Cape Town, which opened on Tuesday 30 June - Sun International has moved quickly to open all its urban casinos. SUN INTERNATIONAL’S urban casinos are reopening with restricted tables and slot machine capacities, and with physical shields installed between slot machines and between seats at gaming Tables. Every second slot machine has been disabled to ensure appropriate physical distancing between guests on the casino floor. Safety measures include temperature tests conducted at entrances, while only members of Sun International’s loyalty programme - Most Valued Guests (MVGs) - will be allowed access onto the casino floor for the foreseeable future. They will also be required to complete a medical screening questionnaire in advance of their visit.

“As our country slowly reopens we know that we will need to find a new normal and adapt to new ways of doing things. We ask that our guests be understanding of the strict new health and safety protocols and particularly the wearing of masks and physical distancing”, said Graham Wood, Sun International Group COO for Hospitality. Other casino properties that opened on 30 June include The Boardwalk in Port Elizabeth, Carnival City in Ekurhuleni, GrandWest in Cape Town, Sibaya in Durban and Time Square in Pretoria. Casinos opening on Wednesday 1 July are Flamingo Casino in Kimberley, Golden Valley Casino in Worcester, Meropa Casino in Polokwane and Windmill Casino in Bloemfontein.

Sun International‘s restaurants, as well as those belonging to third party concessionaires, will open with reconfigured layouts and the necessary physical distancing rules. They will not serve alcohol, in line with current regulations. Some may not reopen immediately, or may open only at certain times. Many entertainment facilities at casino properties might also remain closed for now. At the time of publishing, inter-provincial and national borders were still closed, and certain Sun International properties will not open for the time being. These include Sun City Resort, The Wild Coast Sun Resort, The Boardwalk Hotel, The Maslow Sandton Hotel and The Table Bay Hotel in Cape Town.

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CONVENIENTLY LOCATED next to the O.R. Tambo International Airport, the Palace of Dreams’ reopening is in accordance with provisions as stipulated by the Department of Health (DOH) and World Health Organisation (WHO). Precautionary measures include, wearing a face mask or shield at all times, daily temperature screening (if a temperature of 37.5ºC and higher is recorded, access will not be permitted), record keeping of guests at entrances, thorough and regular cleaning of all areas and touch points, and the deployment of extra hand sanitiser dispensers to key public areas. The resort’s gaming activities resumed with a limited number of players per table games and alternate slot machines being disabled to ensure adherence to social distancing requirements. To effectively manage capacity, access to the

various gaming areas is limited to Winners Circle loyalty members. In addition, protective screens have been placed at all Cash Desks including at the Winners Circle Desk. “We have been working tirelessly to ensure, every possible measure is in place to ensure the health and safety of everyone who enters our property. And that is why we have enforced a multi-layered set of protocols and procedures to safeguard the well-being and safety of our guests. Furthermore, our employees have been fully briefed and trained on best practices,” comments Clive Tavener, Complex Operations Executive at Emperors Palace. The luxurious five-star Peermont D’oreale Grande, one of the resort’s four hotels, is open to business travellers. All hotel rooms have been deep cleaned with utmost care and hygienically sealed, with all non-essential, high touch-point items removed.

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Tsogo Sun looks to iGaming Prior to the recent phased opening of casinos in South Africa, Tsogo Sun has indicated a strong pivot toward online gaming. TSOGO SUN Gaming said it lost an estimated ZAR400m (£18.9m/€21.0m/$23.9m) in revenue as a result of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic disrupting operations in its fiscal year ended 31 March, 2020. The crisis has prompted the business to look beyond land-based gaming into new channels, with chief executive Chris du Toit revealing the business is at an “advanced stage” of moving into online sports betting. Online gaming was therefore a “natural progression” for the business, du Toit said.

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For the year ended 31 March, Tsogo revenue grew marginally, rising 1% year-onyear to ZAR11.69bn, with a 5% rise in the first half of the year to ZAR5.0bn partially offset by a 3% decline in the second half. Gaming revenue accounted for the majority of revenue in the year, rising 0.3% to ZAR9.85bn, of which casino contributed ZAR7.3bn, down 3% year-on-year. This broke down into ZAR5.5bn from slots, with the remaining ZAR1.8bn coming from table games. Tsogo Sun’s Galaxy Bingo hall chain, on

the other hand, saw revenue grow 10% to ZAR856m, while revenue from limited payout machines hosted in its VSlots network was up 7% to ZAR1.7bn. Revenue from hotel rooms remained flat at ZAR490m, as did food and beverage revenue at ZAR647m, while the operator received a ZAR110m dividend from its 20% stake in Sun International’s Western Cape casinos. Other revenue amounted to ZAR593m, up 4% year-on-year. Continued on page 10

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South African National Lottery Commission Mired in Controversy South Africa’s National Lottery Commisioned has become bogged down in controversy over its decision not to publicly disclose the beneficiaries of funds generated from the National Lotto. THE MATTER has come to a head after Trade Minister Ibrahim Patel conceded, in responding to parliamentary question from the country’s official opposition party the Democatric Alliance (DA), that he believes the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) must make the list of non-profit organisations that it funds available. For 18 years, the NLC had published these and other details on projects it funds as part of its annual reports. But last year the NLC excluded this information from its 2018-19 report. This followed numerous media reports exposing conflicts of interest, unfinished projects and alleged corruption by recipient organisations. The Chief Operating Officer of the NLC, Philemon Letwaba, among others, was implicated. About 30% of lottery ticket sales are supposed to go to non-profit organisations to help poor people and other good causes. The NLC is responsible for distributing this money. The NLC issued a statement in October last year justifying its decision to no longer release its list of recipients by referring to a regulation of the Lotteries Act that it claims deals with the privacy of organisations applying for lottery money. Then in early 2020, the NLC threatened criminal charges against independent investigative media outlet GroundUp for publicising information about recipients. Subsequently, a pop-up organisation called United Civil Society in Action, which claims to represent lottery money recipients, brought an urgent case to the Pretoria High Court to try to stop us disclosing information. The case is still to be heard. Patel made his position clear when he responded to on 22 June 2020 to a written Parliamentary question submitted by Democratic Alliance MP Mike Waters. Waters had asked him for the names of “institutions and/or projects” that received R10 million or more in lottery funding in the last ten years, and what the funding was for. He also asked whether an audit or inspection had been done into these projects “to ensure that the money was spent on the actual purpose” and if so what the outcome was. Patel’s response makes it clear he disagrees with the NLC’s view on disclosing recipients.

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“I am of the view that the information requested should be made available to Parliament as requested and that the reply provided by the NLC is not adequate nor sufficient,” he wrote. “I have further advised the NLC of my view about the confidentiality of information and await their reply. On receipt of the information and subject to legal advice, it will be made available to Parliament.” Also in response to Waters’s question, the NLC confirmed that it had approved “urgent pro-active funding of R10 million to 54 nonprofit entities for basic and essential goods, food parcels and cooked meals to assist the most vulnerable” in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the NLC failed to name the beneficiaries of this funding it nevertheless published a self-congratulatory newsletter that identified some of the organisations that received these grants. NLC Witholding will not “Withstand Constitutional Scrutiny” In the most recent development, the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) is to be summonsed to appear before Parliament’s Trade, Industry and Competition Portfolio Committee after the Parliament’s chief legal advisor found that the NLC’s refusal to disclose a list of beneficiaries would not “withstand Constitutional scrutiny’”. Parliament’s Trade, Industry and Competition Portfolio Committee will instruct the National Lotteries Commission to immediately submit details of all recipients of Lottery grants.

The Committee also resolved, during an online meeting on 15 July, to summons the NLC to appear before it to answer questions, including about the NLC’s decision not to make beneficiary details public. The committee’s decision is based on a legal opinion by Chief Parliamentary Legal Adviser Advocate Z Adhikarie, who found that the NLC’s reasons for not making the information public did not hold water. Documents leaked to independent media outlet GroundUp had allegedly revealed how the NLC, in the 2019-2020 financial year, gave millions of rands to dodgy projects like old age C homes that were still unfinished, years after M receiving grants. The NLC argued that GroundUphad been Y CM wrong in previously publishing these details, citing sections of the Lotteries Act, Promotion of MY Access to Information Act (PAIA), and Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI). In a letter last CY week to the committee chair Duma Nkosi, NLC CMY Chairman Alfred Nevhutanda argued that if the K information was supplied to Parliament it would first have to be declared “confidential” by the NLC. “We submit that the financial statements of the NLC must disclose the information and that this information must be available to the Auditor General as the NLC is subject to the PFMA (Public Finance Management Act),” Adhikarie said in his opinion. With regard to the NLC’s argument that supplying grant details impinges on the right to privacy of the recipients, he said: “The constitutional right to privacy is not an absolute right but may be limited in terms of laws of general application and must be balanced with other rights entrenched in the Constitution.” Trade and Industry Ebrahim Patel has made it clear that he believes that the names of Lottery grants should be public. Patel last month ordered an investigation into the NLC after previous investigations commissioned by the NLC board cleared the Commission and senior members of its staff of any wrongdoing. An interim report on the investigation ordered by Patel, which was limited in scope and only looked at a handful of Lottery-funded projects, was handed to the portfolio committee last week. June / July 2020

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is charged 43.11US dollars and the national lottery is taxed 20 per cent and machine sites 25 per cent. Physical casinos are taxed 18 per cent while digital casinos are taxed 25 percent of revenue after winnings. GBT was established under the Gaming Act No 4 of 2003 that oversees the whole gaming sector in the country. Meanwhile, Mr Mbalwe said the GBT had already submitted its recommendations on a propsed national lottery to the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Planning in which the government will decide when to launch it.

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Tsogo Sun looks to iGaming Continued from page 4 Looking ahead, Tsogo Sun said Covid-19 had continued to cause “devastation” of the business. Since the year end on 31 March, it claimed to have lost an estimated ZAR2bn in revenue, with debt increasing to ZAR12bn. This, du Toit said, meant the business needed to resume operations “as a matter of urgency” to avoid further losses. “The business is ready, with a robust strategy of enhanced hygiene and safety measures to enable a seamless re-opening to our loyal customers,” he said.

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Las Vegas’ G2E Cancelled The second largest event in the gaming industry – behind London’s ICE – the G2E in Las Vegas, has been cancelled. The show had been set for October 6-8 at the Sands Expo Center. IT REGULARLY attracts around 30,000 visitors and exhibitors. Owned by the American Gaming Association and operated on its behalf by Reed Exhibitions, the Global Gaming Expo is North America’s principal event, with networking, education and social events taking place throughout its four days.

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Samantha Dennison (General Manager): 3 POINT GAMING Andy Hudson Director): Kobus de la(Managing Porte (Technical Sales Manager) Samantha Dennison (General Manager): Alicia Nydoo (Financial Manager) Kobus de la Porte (Technical Sales Manager) ACE SUPPLIERS Alicia Nydoo (Financial Manager) Managing Director: Cliff Lamberton ACE SUPPLIERS 24/7 Support: Managing Director: Cliff Lamberton UMAFRIKA TECHNOLOGIES 24/7 Support: Managing Director – Mike Alexander UMAFRIKA TECHNOLOGIES Sales Manager Managing Director––Paul MikeNicole Alexander Operations – Ovy Litlhakanyane Sales ManagerDirector – Paul Nicole Compliance Director – Pramodh Munbodh Operations manager – Ovy Litlhakanyane

ATOMIC GAMING ATOMIC GAMING Managing Director - Cliff Lamberton Managing Director - Cliff Lamberton

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DRGT™ (PTY) LTD MD (Sales) -AFRICA Dennis Williams Managing Director: Charl Geyser Sales - Marc Molle General Manager: Allwin Language GAMESMART Operations Manager: Arnold Moffat MD - Ian Mossop Sales and Marketing DennisPrag Meyer Finance Manager, Rushiel IGT-AFRICA Compliance Manager, Koketso Maleka Sales & Marketing Dir Mario Vilela Marketing Manager, Duncan Pollock Sales Manager (Bingo & LPM Africa ) - De Waal Fourie Technical Support Sales Manager - Etienne van Rooyen GAMER Sales Executive (Other Africa) - Stella Tkachova MD (Sales) - Dennis Williams Operations - Eugene Mogami Sales - Marc Molle Systems - Riaan Butler GAMESMART MP GAMING MD -Rall Ian Mossop Eduard - Managing Director SalesPrader and Marketing - Dennis Meyer Markus - Director

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(012) Ian.Mossop@GameSmart.co.za 072 8556632273 1709 Eduard.Rall@mpgaming.co.za (012) Dennis.Meyer@GameSmart.co.za 076 9916632273 8013 Markus.Prader@mpgaming.co.za IGT-AFRICA Clint Young - Director 076 991 8013 Clint.Young@mpgaming.co.za Namedi - Director 072 139317-1091 6883 Namedi.Mphahlele@mpgaming.co.za Sales Mphahlele & Marketing Dir - Mario Vilela (011) (011) 317-1017 Yolindi Duplessis Sales and Admin Manager Yolindi.Duplessis@mpgaming.co.za Sales Manager-(Bingo & LPM Africa ) - De Waal Fourie (011) 317-1041 (011) 317-1017 NOVOMATIC AFRICA Sales Manager - Etienne van Rooyen 011 317 1022 011 317 1017 MD – Gordon Cameron 011 847 9700 sales@novomaticafrica.co.za Sales Executive (Other Africa) - Stella Tkachova 011 317 1043 011 317 1017 Sales – Deon Valkenborgh 011 847 9700 sales@novomaticafrica.co.za Operations - Eugene Mogami (011) 317 1062 (011) 317 1017 Technical – Einstein Luther 011 847 9700 einstein@novomaticafrica.co.za Systems - Riaan Butler (011) 317 1122 riaan.butler@igt.com SG GAMING AFRICA MP GAMING Senior Director – Wavell Alexander (011) 571 7500 wavell.alexander@scientificgames.com Eduard Rall - Managing Director 072 855 1709 Eduard.Rall@mpgaming.co.za Director of Systems & Operations – Jacques Mc Lean (011) 571 7500 jacques.mclean@scientificgames.com Markus Prader - Director 076 9917500 8013 ishmael.masoka@scientifi Markus.Prader@mpgaming.co.za Director Compliance – Ishmael Masoka (011) 571 cgames.com ClintManager Young - Director 076 9917500 8013 pieter.boers@scientifi Clint.Young@mpgaming.co.za Senior Operations – Pieter Boers (011) 571 cgames.com Namedi Mphahlele Director 072 139 6883 juan.mcewan@scientifi Namedi.Mphahlele@mpgaming.co.za Sales Manager – Juan-Mc Ewan (011) 571 7500 cgames.com Yolindi Duplessis - Sales and Admin Manager Yolindi.Duplessis@mpgaming.co.za Field Services Manager – Wendall Kaba (011) 571 7500 wendall.kaba@scientifi cgames.com SIGNATURE GAMING NOVOMATIC AFRICA Managing DirectorQuentin Sargent (011) 745 0777 Quentin@signaturegaming.co.za MD – Gordon Cameron 011 847 9700 gordon@novomaticafrica.co.za Strategic Felicia Roman (011) 745 0777 Felicia@signaturegaming.co.za Sales –DirectorDeon Valkenborgh 011 847 9700 sales@novomaticafrica.co.za Operations Mike Stein (011) 745 0777 Mike@signaturegaming.co.za TechnicalDirector– Einstein Luther 011 847 9700 einstein@novomaticafrica.co.za Commercial manager - Stephany Geremia (011) 745 0777 Stephany@signaturegaming.co.za SG GAMING AFRICA Compliance Manager- Tamzyn Steenkamp (011) 745 0777 Tamzyn@siganturegaming.co.za Senior Director – Wavell Alexander (011) 571 7500 wavell.alexander@scientificgames.com Marketing & PA- Hayley Nel (011) 745 0777 Hayley@signaturegaming.co.za Director of Systems & Operations – Jacques Mc Lean (011) 571 7500 jacques.mclean@scientificgames.com Technical Manager- Andries Dhlamini (011) 745 0777 Andries@signaturegaming.co.za Director Compliance – Ishmael (011) 571 7500 ishmael.masoka@scientificgames.com Service ManagerKhanya Luthuli Masoka (011) 745 0777 Khanya@signaturegaming.co.za Senior Manager Operations – Pieter Boers (011) 571 7500 pieter.boers@scientificgames.com info@signaturegaming.co.za Sales Manager OMEGA GAMING– Juan Mc Ewan (011) 571 7500 juan.mcewan@scientificgames.com Field Services DirectorQuentinManager Sargent – Wendall Kaba (011) 571 7500 wendall.kaba@scientificgames.com Quentin@omegagroup.co.za Managing DirectorStephany Geremia (011) 745 0777 Stephany@omegagroup.co.za SIGNATURE GAMING Co-directorsObert Matshili andSargent Felicia Roman (011) 745 0777 Obert@omegagroup.co.za Managing Director - Quentin quentin@signaturegaming.co.za Felicia@omegagroup.co.za Operations Director - Mike Stein mike@signaturegaming.co.za Sales and Product ManagerStuart Geremia Browne (011) 745 0777 Stuart@omegagroup.co.za Commercial Director - Stephany stephany@signaturegaming.co.za Commercial Marlien Henn (011) 745 0777 Marlien@omegagroup.co.za Sales and ManagerCompliance Administrator - Lili Kozul lili@signaturegaming.co.za SIMPLICIT-E GAMING SOLUTIONS Technical Manager - Andries Dhlamini andries@signaturegaming.co.za Managing Director - Charl Geyser +27 87 701 0740 charl@smpl.co.za Service Manager Khanya Luthuli khanya@signaturegaming.co.za Operations – Arnold Moffatt +27 87 701 0740 arnold@smpl.co.za OMEGA GAMING Compliance – TBA Managing Director - Quentin Finance - Jansie van der MerweSargent

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38 I Gaming For Africa I October / November 2018

June / July 2020

List of S.A. Gaming Legislators & Associations PROVINCE

CONTACT

TELEPHONE

FAX

WEBSITE

NATIONAL GAMBLING BOARD LOTTERIES BOARD EASTERN CAPE

Ms Caroline Kongwa (Accounting Authority) Ms Charlotte Mampane (CEO) Adv. Ncumisa Mayosi (Chairperson) Mr. Mabutho Zwane (CEO) Mr Oompy Goeieman (Acting CEO) Mr Dali Mjila (Chairperson) Mr Primo Abrahams (CEO) Ms. Althea Lapoorta (Chairperson) Mr Tiego Kgomo (Chairperson) Mr. Nathan Oliphant (CEO) Mr Bheki Mlambo (CEO) Mr. Mdoda Eric Mbhele (Chairperson) Mr. Elijah Tijane (Chairperson) Mr Gregory Makoko (CEO) Mr Mxolisi Zwane (Chairperson) Mr Steven Ngubeni (Chief Executive Officer) Ms Sibusisiwe Ngubane (Chairperson) Ms Portia Baloyi (CEO) Mr Dhilosen Pillay (CEO) Mr Dhilosen Pillay (Chairperson) Adv. Themba Ngobese CEO

010 003 3475 012 432 1300 043 702 8300 0437 028 300 053 832 0490 053 832 0490 021 480 7400 021 480 7400 018 381 3215 018 381 3215 013 750 8000 (013) 750 8000 015 230 2300

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www.ngb.org.za www.nlb.org.za www.ecgbb.co.za

NORTHERN CAPE WESTERN CAPE NORTHWEST MPUMALANGA LIMPOPO GAUTENG KWAZULU-NATAL FREE STATE CASINO ASSOCIATION OF SA

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(OUTSIDE SOUTH AFRICA DIAL 0927 – PLUS AREA CODE WITHOUT 0)

African Gaming Regulators & Associations

Botswana Gambling Authority www.gamblingauthority.co.bw

Ghana Gaming Commission www.gamingcommissiongh.com GRAF Gaming Regulators Africa Forum www.gamingregulatorsafricaforum.com

Kenya Betting Control & Licensing Board www.presidency.go.ke/index.php/betting-controland-licensing-board

Uganda Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board www.lgrb.go.ug

Malawi Gaming Board www.gamingboard.org.mw Tanzania Gaming Board www.gbt.go.tz

WESTERN CAPE

EASTERN CAPE

NORTHERN CAPE

FREE STATE

KWAZULU-NATAL

NORTH/WEST

GAUTENG

MPUMALANGA

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Maintenance and supplier licence holders 3 Point Gaming

(National Licence)

+27 11 468 1315

•

ACE (African Casino Equipment) (Pty) Ltd

(National Licence)

(011) 514 5000

(011) 514 5060

•

Aruze Gaming Africa (Pty) Ltd

(National Licence)

(011) 466 3388

(011) 466 3389

•

Atomic Gaming

(National Licence)

(011) 514 5100

086 558 5564

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(National Licence)

(011) 571 7500

(011) 571 7508

•

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(011) 315 2711

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COMPANY

TELEPHONE

Bergmann Automaten GmbH Biddcom Software

(National Licence)

Bingo Vision (Pty) Ltd Casino Specialised Services (Pty) Ltd

(National Licence)

Coin Security Cotswold Micro Systems Ltd

FAX

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(011) 493 6246

(011) 493 2568

Custom Gaming Solutions

(National Licence)

0860 664443

086 555 4677

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DRGT™ Africa

(National Licence)

087 701 0470

086 689 5445

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Electronic Vending Services

(National Licence)

(011) 708 2542

(011) 708 2596

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GameSmart (Pty) Ltd

(National Licence)

(012) 663 2273

(012) 663 2683

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GTECH S.p.A. (Spielo International)

(National Licence)

+49 57 412 409 9950

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GVV

(National Licence)

011 823 6278

0865 002 611

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IGT - Africa

(National Licence)

(011) 317 1000

(011) 317 1017

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Money Autotech (Pty) Ltd

(011) 466 2821

(011) 466 2822

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MP Gaming

076 991 8013

086 563 4775

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Novomatic Africa (Pty) Ltd

(National Licence)

(011) 847 9700

(011) 315 1579

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Omega Gaming (Pty) Ltd

(National Licence)

(011) 745 0777

(011) 466 1038

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+1 702 384 1965

Paul-Son Gaming Supplies Inc

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Playmeter Leisure Services (Pty) Ltd

(National Licence)

083 448 4444

(011) 728 0231

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Route Gaming Solutions (Pty) Ltd

(National Licence)

(011) 787 7744

(011) 781 8649

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(011) 887 6035

(011) 887 5641

(011) 315 7910

(011) 315 7912

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SA Gaming TCS John Huxley

(National Licence)

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Tsoaranang Holdings UmAfrika Technologies (Pty) Ltd

• (National Licence)

(011) 997 4200

(011) 608 0030

Viscount Portfolio (Pty) Ltd Viva Bingo

(011) 314 1720

(011) 314 1811

Vukani Gaming Corporation (Pty) Ltd

(011) 268 6420

(011) 268 6434

(011) 542 2760

(011) 314 6969

WMS Gaming Africa

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Gaming for Africa Magazine - Issue 150 (June/July 2020)

Articles inside

Sun International Slams Predatory Buyer & Rejects Unsolicited Offer

Kenya to Revoke Controversial Turnover Betting Tax

TCSJOHNHUXLEY Africa Working with Clients Across the Continent to Open Safely

GRIPP Set to Extend Services Across Africa as Gaming & Hospitality Advisory Leader

NOVOMATIC awarded second place for the first time amongst the most valuable Austrian brands

Tsogo Sun look to iGaming

Destination Africa for FSB

Sun International Opens all Urban Casinos