Limpopo A River Runs Trough It
Limpopo is the northern most province in South Africa and named after the Limpopo River which forms the
provincial western and northern borders. The capital is Polokwane and population is around 5.9 million.
Limpopo is divided into five district municipalities which are divided into 25 local municipalities whilst it remains one of the poorest regions in South Africa. Ranching, mining and agriculture are primary contributors to the economy, although eco tourism is a developing business.
Te gambling sector is governed by the Limpopo Gambling Board which was established as part of the Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism. It was set up under the Limpopo Gambling Act 2013 which replaced the Gambling Act of 1996.
Gaming in the province includes three licensed casinos, two LPM route operators, 215 LPM site operators, five bingo operators, nine bookmaker operators and 95 bookmaker sites.
Total GGR for the casino slots, tables, LPMs and Bingo amounted to R816.5m in 2018/19 – a 20 per cent increase on the previous financial year mostly attributed to an increase in players visiting sites and the opening of further LPM sites and bingo sites. Te gambling board has also taken huge strides to combat illegal gambling in the province.
CASINOS Tere are three casinos open in Limpopo
operating 717 slots in total and 38 table games. Te casinos saw around 1.7 million visitors last year and total wagered in the casinos amounted to R6.38bn in 2018/19 with total levies of R36.4m. GGR was R363.2m for slots and R66.1m for tables.
Sun International operates the Meropa Casino with 400 slots and 17 table games whilst Peermont Group operates both the Khoroni Hotel and Casino, which has 150 slots and nine table games, and the Taba Moshate Casino with 150 slots and 11 table games.
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Application fee for a casino licence is R477,000 whilst the annual licensing fee is R87,980 plus R1,590 per gaming machine and R3,286 per casino table. Gaming levy is 8.6 per cent of GGR.
LPMS Tere are 3,000 LPMs permitted and two LPM
route operators – Vukani (Vslots) and Gold Rush. At the end of 2019 Vukani had 134 Type A sites and eight Type B sites. GoldRush had 67 Type A sites and five Type B sites. In total they operate 966 Type A machines in 202 sites and 240 Type B machines in 13 sites. Total GGR for LPMs was R249m and levies collected was R25.9m in 2018/19.
Application fee for a gaming machine operator licence is R79,918 plus annual licence fee of R48,760 and R530 per gaming machine. Gaming levy is 10 per cent of GGR.
Application fee for a gaming machine site licence is R8,798 for less than five machines or R80,000 for more than five machines. Annual licence fee is R3,975 (less than five machines) or R5,565 for more than five machines plus R530 per gaming machine. Gaming levy is 10 per cent of GGR.
BINGO Tere are five bingo operator licences by end
2019 and seven sites – Galaxy Gaming with three sites and GoldRush Bingo with two sites and a site each by Planet Bingo and Boss Gaming. Te seventh site by Boss Gaming in Phalaborwa is not yet operational. Tere are a total of 1,174 seats licensed.
Application fee for a bingo licence is R100 per seat with a maximum fee of R81,400. Annual licensing fee is R133 per seat. Gaming levy is 8.6 per cent of bingo revenue with total levies in 2018/19 amounting to R10.9m. GGR was R129m.
BETTING Tere are nine licensed bookmakers including
Hollywood Sportsbook, BetSA (Betting World), BettaGaming, Idada Trading (Topbet Power) and Vbet with a total of around 95 sites. Tere are 14 totalisator branches and 14 agencies.
A totalisator application fee is R87,980 plus R8,798 per totalisator site outlet. Annual licensing fee is R110,000 plus R10,000 per site outlet and R10,000 per totalisator agency. Gaming levy is seven per cent of the gross betting revenue.
Bookmaker application fee is R87,980 plus R8,798 per bookmaker site outlet. Annual licensing fee is R8,798 plus R885 per site. Bookmaker gaming levy is 6.5 per cent of gross betting revenue. Bookmakers paid R31.8m in levies in FY2018/19 whilst totalisators paid R4.2m
Essential information and facts about Limpopo: Capital Polokwane
Population Authority
Gambling Taxes 5.9 million
Limpopo Gambling Board
Website
www.lgb.org.za GGR R1.31bn R103m
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