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d) Regulation of Movement of Gambling Devices Illegal gambling is a major conundrum in South Africa and many other African jurisdictions. Concurrently, some licensed entities in South Africa trade with other gambling entities in the rest of Africa where Limpopo Province is the gateway to such jurisdictions when gambling devices are delivered by road. As part of dealing with illegal gambling and to keep record of the movement of gambling devices into, through and out of the Province and South Africa as a whole, the Entity requires local and international manufacturers and suppliers of gambling devices, as well as licensed gambling operators to obtain approval from the Entity for the moving of gambling devices. The approval of the moving of gambling devices ensures that the authorised gambling devices are traded by licensed entities and end up in the hands of licensed entities throughout Africa. e) Collaborations and Stakeholder Engagement Sessions -Increased regional integration and trade is the output pursued by the Entity under MTSF Priority 7, by seeking to achieve two performance indicators being the number of formal collaborations established and the number of stakeholder engagement sessions held. To this end, the Entity has an ongoing five-year collaborative relationship with the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU enjoins the two entities to collaborate on matters relating to responsible gambling and research. In the 2020/21 financial year, the SARGF commenced with a Socio-Economic Impact Study commissioned by the Entity. In September 2020, the Entity also concluded a collaborative Memorandum of Understanding with the National Lotteries Commission which will enable the two regulatory public entities to collaborate on various issues of mutual interest. The agreements with the SARGF and the NLC were implemented through various activities, being responsible gambling webinars held during the year and participation in the stakeholders’ forum meetings held during the year. The SARGF continued with the study on the socio-economic impact of gambling in Limpopo Province, as commissioned by the Board. The Entity and the Limpopo Tourism Agency enter into a 3-year Memorandum of Agreement in March 2022. The purpose of the agreement is to collaborate on matters of responsible gambling, marketing and communication, corporate social responsibility and tourism. The agreement will be implemented from April 2022. The Entity has a wide variety of stakeholders and the Entity recognises the importance of maintaining good relations with the stakeholders to enable the Entity to achieve its strategic outcomes. In this regard, two stakeholder engagement sessions were held during the financial year with the Licensee to engage in a wide variety of issues of mutual interest.

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