GAMING FOR AFRICA
New Sun City General Manager appointed
Sun International has appointed Brett Hoppé to the position of General Manager for its Sun City resort. Hoppé is no stranger to Sun City, having
previously served as the Resort’s General Manager of the Soho Hotel (formerly the Sun City Hotel and Casino) between 2008 until 2011, and as Acting Director of Operations at the North West Resort until 2012. He left Sun City to take over the position of Complex GM of the Boardwalk and Fish River Sun in the Eastern Cape. In 2013, Hoppé was appointed to manage the
opening of Sun International’s prestigious R4.2 billion Time Square Casino, Arena and Hotel development in Pretoria. Time Square Casino, which opened in April 2017, is the biggest casino in Gauteng and is second in size only to Sun International’s GrandWest Casino in Cape Town. Sun International CEO, Anthony Leeming said: “During Brett’s 29 years of working for the Group,
he has gained enormous knowledge of our operations. His previous experience at Sun City coupled with his commitment and passion make him the natural choice for the position. On behalf of the Group, I would like to congratulate Brett and to wish him well in his new role.” Hoppé has held numerous positions at the
company, including that of Director of Sales and Marketing for the Group during the development of the Port Ghalib Resort for the
M.A.Kharafi Group in Marsa Alam, Egypt as well as a stint as International Sales and Marketing Manager for the group. He completed his gaming studies at the University of Nevada in Reno. “I am honoured to be given the opportunity to
manage such a flag ship property. Sun City and its people is an intrinsic part of Sun International’s history, and I feel especially privileged to be assuming responsibility as Sun City’s celebrates its 40th anniversary”, said Hoppé.
Gold Rush’s Lesotho Casino expands Interblock offering with Atomic Gaming
Gold Rush’s Lesotho Casino recently expanded their Interblock Electronic Table Games from 8 playstations to 20 playstations after the first installation was well received by players with high occupancy. Atomic Gaming provided the additional machines and also added two new games to the offering which now includes, Automated Roulette, Baccarat and Multi-hand Black Jack. “The expansion allows Gold Rush Casino to
offer patrons in both the smoking and non- smoking areas the same exciting Interblock electronic tables games experience following the popularity of the Automated Roulette. At Atomic Gaming are proud to be the first to offer this
Electronic Tables Game Experience in Lesotho,” said Andrew Stewart, Operations Director at Atomic Gaming, official distributors of Interblock in Africa. For more information on Interblock in Africa
contact Atomic Gaming, official distributors on
solutions@atomicgaming.co.za or +27 11 514 5100
Kenyan Sportsbetting Firm Sportspesa & Everton Part Ways
Everton has announced it will end its sponsorship deal by Kenyan gambling firm SportPesa at the end of the current season, two years early. The deal was expected to stand for five years, initially agreed in 2017, but increasing calls against the “gamblification” of football is believed to be the reason behind the early cancellation, the Guardian reported. The early termination of the deal, which was worth
£7m a season, follows a strategic review of the club’s commercial operations chief executive, Denise Barrett-
Baxendale.Barrett-Baxendale said that in an “ideal world” they would prefer a “different type of sponsor” than a gaming company. An Everton spokesperson said to the British
newspaper: “This has been a difficult decision but one that allows us to best deliver on our commercial plan and to grasp the new opportunities now open to us. “The club would like to thank SportPesa for all of
the work that has been done together, it said. “Our partnership has seen our first team visit Africa on two occasions, as well as former players and club staff, take part in numerous activations in the region. This has allowed us to grow our own footprint in Africa and further strengthen our special relationship with the continent.”
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