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

GRIPP is a professional Advisory Services Company that has been in operation for 2 years. Our employees, with more than 200 years of combined knowledge and expertise in the Gaming and Hospitality Industry, service numerous Gaming Operations such as Casinos, Bingo Operators, and Limited Payout Machine Operators. Our combined experience includes assisting our clients at all levels and size of operations with at least 20 Casino Operations, 25 Paper and Electronic Bingo sites, 6227 Limited Payout Machines from 1142 sites across Southern Africa and a view to expand across the continent.

IN THE professional arena of business we pride ourselves in delivering boutique, fully integrated service offerings that includes Governance and other Board Advisory Services, Risk Management and Ancillary Insurance Services, Internal Audit and Related Internal Control Services, Investigation and other Forensic Services, Information and other Technology Services, Policies and Process Engineering.

Our professionals are guided by Codes and Standards required of our ascribed Professional Bodies and deliver a range of advisory reviews and consulting services to our clients in the gaming sector. These include:

Regulatory Compliance Reviews that include National and Provincial Minimum Standards

Risk based Internal Control Reviews that include Cash Desk, Tables, Slots, Casino Administration, Food and Beverage, Human Resource and Payroll, Points Liability, Jackpots and Draws, Complimentaries, etc.

Financial Intelligence Centre Act Compliance and Investigative Reviews

Health, Safety and Environmental Regulatory Compliance Assessments and Reviews, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery and Covid-19 Readiness Assessments

Governance reviews including King IV TM Gap Assessments, POPI Act and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Assessments and Reviews

Internal Financial Controls Reviews, Revenue Leakage Reviews and Cost Optimisation Reviews

Development and Refurbishment Expenditure and Procurement Reviews

Information Technology General Controls and Applications System Reviews

Cyber Security and Risk Assessments

Targeted Data Mining and Analytics for Trends and Analysis of Potential Problem areas

Designing Policy and Procedures for effective and efficient Processes

Crafting and managing a combined assurance plan

Our people focused culture defines our relationships with our clients. We build relationships that are inclusive, transparent and enhances our collaboration for the improvement of governance, risk management and internal control efforts of our clients whilst remaining independent. Our objective is to do things right the first-time round, to ensure cost effective service delivery that meets our clients’ quality, agility and supportive requirements.

Our learnership programme and succession planning ensures the consistent and continual growth of our staff by encouraged learning and development both inside and outside the organisation. We harness creativity, technology, and culture to create an environment that thrives on value for our clients and values that we can be proud of. This Is GRIPP Advisory.

Adhika Singh Chief Operations Officer B.Com, P.DIP.ACC, CA (SA), CIA adhika@grippadvisory.co.za

Ritesh Narsai Chief Executive Officer B.Com, P.DIP.ACC, CA (SA), CIA, CRM ritesh@grippadvisory.co.za

Gert Cruywagen Chief Operations Officer - Risk and Insurance Services PMD, MBSc, PhD, RIMS CRMP, CRM Prac. and CRM Prof gert@grippadvisory.co.za