Limpopo Gambling Board Final

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.

The Entity annually enters into a Performance Agreement with the MEC of LEDET.

The Performance Agreement for the year under review outlined that the Entity’s mandate, stated as follows:

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 quarterly meetings with the MEC to ensure the MEC is kept informed of developments within the Entity.

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

It was further agreed that where the MEC would issue the Entity with directives that have not been approved in the Entity Business Plans, the MEC would 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 82, 652 million.

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

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

LIMPOPO GAMBLING BOARD

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