Limpopo Gambling Board Annual Report

1. Introduction

The Entity is mandated by the Limpopo Gambling Act No. 3 of 2013 to regulate and monitor gambling activities in the Province and in particular, to ensure the eradication of unlawful gambling activities, promoting responsible gambling and to collect gambling revenue from licensed gambling establishments.

Annually, the Entity enters into a Performance Agreement with the MEC of LEDET.

The Performance Agreement outlines that the Entity’s mandate shall: a) Take full responsibility for the preparation, finalisation and drawing up of Business Plans of the Entity; b) Ensure that such Business Plans are aligned with the overall objectives of LEDET; c) Ensure that such Business Plans have been submitted to the MEC for approval prior to the implementation of these plans in line with the PFMA requirements; and d) The Entity undertakes to schedule and hold regular quarterly meetings with the MEC to ensure the MEC is kept informed of developments within the Entity.

The Parties agree to conduct their relationship on the principles of transparency, mutual respect, bona fides , integrity and trust.

Where the MEC issues the Entity with directives that have not been approved in the Entity Business Plans, the MEC shall provide the Entity with sufficient information and additional resources to carry out such directives within thirty (30) days of receipt of such directives.

The Entity received a grant from LEDET to the amount of R 75, 651 million.

The Entity submits written reports on the projects and the status of funds to LEDET quarterly on stipulated dates.

The Department agreed with the Entity that Levies collected must be transferred monthly to the Department of Provincial Treasury.

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