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Zimbabwe Govt Deploys Technology to Monitor Gaming Activities
In an effort to effectively monitor all legal gambling and collect taxes, Zimbabwe is harnessing technology are being deployed to monitor all sport betting shops in the country. Taxes received from the country’s 240
operators received amounted to $320 million last year, with a general feeling in government that this is on the seriously low side considering the scale of the business. The Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural
Heritage this week signed a memorandum of understanding with N-Soft, a global technology company, which will see the company set up a pilot deployment of technologies to monitor gaming. The success of the pilot project will lead to the roll-out of the programme to all sport betting shops in the country. In his remarks at the signing ceremony in
Harare, Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister, Kazembe Kazembe, said he is optimistic that after the deployment of the technology the revenue from the lotteries and gaming industry will increase.
“I am indeed confident that the deployment of
appropriate and effective technologies by N-Soft will bolster the revenue streams for the Lotteries and Gaming Board. “This will undoubtedly ensure that the board
effectively delivers on its obligations as espoused in section 53 of the Lotteries and Gaming Act.” Minister Kazembe added that looking at the
interest by local and foreign companies to venture into the industry versus the money the companies claim to be getting meant that something was not adding up.
“If you look at the number of the outlets that
we have and the number of the applications, surely the industry must be paying enough. We even have foreign companies that want licenses. Surely there is something that we are missing hence we are deploying technologies.” Minister Kazembe also spoke about online gaming: “I would like the public to know that we are almost there. We are coming up with regulations that online betting will soon become legal in the country.” At the signing ceremony, N-Soft vice president
Prakash Sabunani said he is very confident of the system to help plug loopholes. “That’s why we are here for good governance
and to help the Minister, enhance whatever he can to make it totally transparent and efficient.” “We are going to do this job to make sure that
we serve the community, government, population and for the betterment of the future, digitalisation and the community. It’s very important to give back to the community,” said Mr Sabunani. Acting chairperson of the Lotteries and Gaming
Board Dr Eugenia Chidhakwa said for a long time they have been grappling with generating respectable revenue from their operators whom they have every reason are doing better than they are declaring. With this solution, as they learnt they will be in a position to monitor their operators in real time. She added that this has been a missing link if
as an entity they should demand their space, as indeed is the situation within other jurisdictions where the gaming industry is doing a lot in improving the lives of the citizens through wide ranging projects and programmes.
22 APRIL 2023
Flamingo Casino Helps STEM Careers with Donation
Flamingo Casino donated five Dell all-in-one computers, worth more than R100, 000 to Maths & Science Leadership Academy (MLSA), a non-profit centre that offers after school computer lessons to learners in grades 9 to 12 specifically, as well as teachers, unemployed youth and local workforce. Speaking about the donation, Themba Marasha,
Flamingo’s General Manager said, “Looking at media headlines about the low pass rate in maths and science in South Africa, as well as the low intake of these subjects to matric – especially in the Northern Cape – we feel this donation will help learners in this regard and also in a world moving more and more into the virtual realm.” “Flamingo is always pleased to invest in skills
development for the future, and MLSA plays a critical role in addressing the inequality factor in the South African education system and provides quality education to those that need it,” said Marasha. The Academy offers afternoon classes for
approximately 320 underprivileged high school learners from 19 Kimberley schools. MLSA’s aim is to help improve maths and science subjects and prepare learners, with career guidance, for tertiary institutions. Afternoon classes take place between 15h00 and 18h00, Monday to Thursday, and learners attend one per week, with the focus being: • Grade 9 & 10: Maths, science and virtual robotics/Minecraft coding
• Grade 11: Maths, science and online Microsoft Digital Literacy
• Grade 12: Maths, science and career guidance The five computers, valued at R102,878
were handed over to MLSA on Thursday, 02 March 2023.
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