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Gambling Regu lators Africa Forum

Gambling Regulators Africa Forum (GRAF) was established in 2003 by the various gambling jurisdictions from Africa. The Limpopo Gambling Board is a jurisdictional member. There were no conferences held by GRAF during the financial year. GRAF aimed to protect communities and citizens through the adherence of gambling regulatory laws applicable to each jurisdictional member. It aligned matters that affected the gambling industry and ensured that Africa did not become the dumping ground for old and degenerating gaming technologies. Concurrently, GRAF implemented initiatives that were aimed at curbing problem gambling and ensured counselling and education for the affected. The GRAF hosts annual Conferences for the purposes of sharing knowledge on various aspects relating to the gambling industry and regulation, and thus is a learning platform for member states, most of whom are still new to regulating gambling. The Entity contributes to the GRAF conferences through the presentation on various topics and the participation in various committees of GRAF. 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 was 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 required local and international Manufacturers and Suppliers of gambling devices, as well as licensed gambling operators to obtain approval from the Entity for the movement of gambling devices. The approval of the movement of gambling devices ensured that the authorised gambling devices were traded by licensed entities and ended up in the hands of licensed entities throughout Africa. Increased regional integration and trade was 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 enjoined 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 enabled 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 such as responsible gambling webinars held during the year as well as through 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. d) Regulation of Movement of Gambling Devices e) Collaborations and Stakeholder Engagement Sessions

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