GAMING FOR AFRICA
Gaming For Africa
Casino International’s Africa partner is the excellent Gaming For Africa magazine, bringing you the continent’s latest developments
Sun International sells Carousel Casino Licence
Sun International has announced that the company has sold its Carousel Casino license, subject to its receiving regulatory approval. A regulatory application has been submitted
to the North West Gambling Board and this will now follow due process. In the interim, Sun International has appointed a management company to run the casino. Sun International CEO Anthony Leeming
said, “Earlier this year we announced that we would not reopen the Carousel Casino after lockdown restrictions were lifted, and that remains the case. However, by allowing the casino to be run by a management company we will be protecting the livelihoods of many previous staff who can now be re-employed. “We remain the legal owner of the gambling
license until such time as we receive Gambling Board approval for the sale, but the casino will
no longer form part of the Sun International Group, and it will not receive benefits from our Most Valued Guest (MVG) loyalty programme.“ In addition to the casino, which opened in
1991, the property consists of a 57 room hotel, 369 apartments that formed part of the staff village, 55 000 square meters of space for retail development, and 582 hectares of undeveloped land. The casino, as well as the hotel bars and restaurants are set to reopen on 15 December.
TCSJOHNHUXLEY chosen to supply Avani Gaborone Resort and Casino, Botswana
Located in the heart of Botswana’s capital, the Avani Gaborone Resort and Casino is one of the top destinations in the region. The casino recently completed a refurbishment programme, which saw the whole gaming floor given a complete upgrade. TCSJOHNHUXLEY was delighted to be chosen by the
Avani Group who have properties across Africa, to supply a range of casino equipment and accessories that formed part of the transformation. The TCSJOHNHUXLEY team worked closely with
the casino to produce a range of new custom- designed tables and table tops for all the Roulette and Blackjack tables. Finishes were selected in warm tones of purple
and red to complement the relaxed and inviting interior. A SaturnTM Roulette Wheel, cards, chips
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and accessories completed the order. Martin de Klerk, Casino Marketing Manager, Avanai
Gaborone Resort & Casino commented, “I, along with the entire casino management team, would like to pass on our thanks to everyone at TCSJOHNNHUXLEY for assisting us during this whole process. Special thanks go to the installation team, who were an absolute pleasure to work with and really did your company proud. There was nothing they were not prepared to assist with, and they did an exceptional job.”
SA National Lotteries Offices Raided by SIU and Hawks
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU), early on Tuesday morning raided the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) officers in Hatfield Pretoria for an array of items to help get to the bottom of any alleged corrupt activities. This comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa, last month, gave the go-ahead for an investigation to take place regarding corruption, fraud and tender irregularities within the commission. SIU spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago told a media
outlet the teams, together with the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), would be looking for items such as documents, files and computers. When asked how many people the SIU and Hawks would be investigating at the National Lotteries Commission, Kganyago instead said they would be looking at “everything” including contracts and allocations dating back to January 2014. “Once we have criminality, we will involve the National
Prosecuting Authority (NPA),” said Kganyago. “We were fearful of the fact that documents might
disappear now that this is in the public, we then applied for a search and seizure warrant which was granted by the magistrate yesterday and that’s why we’re here today,” he added.
Ramaphosa Authorises SIU to Investigate According to media outlet GroundUp, Ramaphosa authorised the SIU to investigate the following at the National Lotteries Commission; (a) serious maladministration in connection with the affairs of the NLC; (b) improper or unlawful conduct by employees or officials of the NLC; (c) unlawful appropriation or expenditure of public money or property; (d) unlawful, irregular or unapproved acquisitive acts, transactions, measures or practices having a bearing upon state property; (e) intentional or negligent loss of public money or damage to public property; (f) offences in terms of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act; and (g) unlawful or improper conduct by any person, which has caused or may cause serious harm to the interests of the public – “or any category thereof”. Corruption Watch’s head of legal and investigations
Karam Singh said: “We are very pleased to see a proclamation in the National Lotteries Commission matter. It is something we have tracked given the stories for many years of alleged corruption. We hope the investigation can address the serious allegations of financial irregularities as reported.”
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