Limpopo Gambling Board Annual Report

The finalised LPM Site licence applications were considered by the Compliance and Enforcement Committee during the financial year, and LPM Site Licence Licences were granted to:

Applicant

Location

No. of LPMs

a) b) c)

Boeketlong lodge and pub Diza Highway Restaurant

Mogorwane Village, Sekhukhune Hlanganani, Vhembe District

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

Fish House Lifestyle Lounge Driekop, Sekhukhune District d) Fortwood Sports Betting CC Mookgopong, Waterberg District

e)

Night Shift Pub

Thabazimbi, Waterberg District Luckau, Sekhukhune District Groblersdal, Sekhukhune District

f)

Luckau TAB

g) h)

The Brass Bell Moja Pub & Grill

Tshilamba, Vhembe District Tibani, Capricorn District

i)

VBETSA Limpopo (Pty) Ltd

j) VBETSA Limpopo (Pty) Ltd Marula Mile, Sekhukhune District

k)

VBETSA Limpopo (Pty) Ltd VBETSA Limpopo (Pty) Ltd VBETSA Limpopo (Pty) Ltd

Shongwane, Waterberg District Nzhelele, Vhembe District

l)

m)

Tzaneen, Mopani District

n) VBETSA Limpopo (Pty) Ltd Mahwelereng, Waterberg District

Boss Gaming Limpopo (Pty) Ltd - Phalaborwa was opened on 26 November 2021 with 100 bingo seats. The bingo site only offers electronic bingo terminals. The bingo site has 26 employees, 98% of whom are from the vicinity of Phalaborwa.

One VbetSA (Pty) Ltd Bookmaker Site was opened in Steiloop, during the financial year. By the end of the financial year, 64 out of 95 licensed Bookmaker sites were operational.

Gambling and Betting Statistics

a.

Table 1 – Number of Gambling Machines: Casinos Casino Licensed For Total 2018/19

Total 2019/20

Total 2020/21

Total 2021/22

Active 31 March 2022*

Sun Meropa

550 150 300

417 150 150 717

400 150 160 710

400 150 160 710

400 150 160 710

301 150 132 583

Khoroni Casino

Thaba Moshate Casino

Total

1000

*As a result of the lockdown restrictions, that is, social distancing and occupancy rate, the active or operational gambling machines were reduced to comply with the relevant prescriptions as indicated above.

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