DTI Minister Bemoans “Sorry State” of National Gaming Board

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Dr. Rob Davies, the South African Minister of Trade and Industry, said that after examining a preliminary report on the ongoing affairs and wasteful expenditure charges against the National Gambling Board, he was sad to see that things were “in a sorry state”. The Department of Trade and Industry commissioned the report after irregular expenditure and corrupt behavior patterns surfaced last year. The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry was briefed on the preliminary report, although it has been stated that the report still needs to be finalized before official action can be taken.

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Own the Road with over R5 MILLION to be won at Montecasino

Pictured here is Merle Thomas, lucky Own the Road winner of a Mercedes Benz SLK 250 Roadster2Revving engines until 29 March 2015, Montecasino’s fast-paced Own the Road gaming promotion is taking entertainment into overdrive. With six draws and six cars to be given away in an adrenaline-filled three months, there are no brakes required.

Simply play any slots and/or tables game from now until 29 March to earn points towards entry tickets into the monthly draws. Go full throttle and give yourself every possible chance of winning.

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Roulette Masters first prize increases to R1.5 million

tsogo-sun-2First it was R1 million. Four weeks later it was R1.3 million. Another two weeks in and it’s reached R1.5 million in winnings for the first prize winner in Tsogo Sun’s annual Roulette Masters Tournament – all thanks to buy-ins from Roulette-lovers all over the country. And there’s still time to enter – and for the prize pool to get even bigger!

With the grand final of Tsogo Sun’s successful Roulette Masters Tournament taking place on 28 March 2015, the stakes are getting higher and higher each day as every cent of the R100 buy-ins at all 14 Tsogo Sun casino properties over the eight weeks of the tournament goes into the prize pool.
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Sun International May Turn its Focus to Asia

South African leisure and entertainment group, Sun International, may turn its attention to Asia after it has completed its plans to consolidate its Latin American operations. The company announced plans to merge its Latin American casino operations with the Latin American casino operator, Dreams which has a solid presence in Chile and Peru to which it recently expanded.

Sun International’s Latin American operations include Monticello in Chile, Ocean Sun Casino in Panama City and a project in Columbia that is close to completion. These will be merged with Dreams, which is a similar size to Sun International. Once the merger has been completed, 50 percent of the combined entity will be held by the current shareholders of each of Dreams and Sun International. According to an agreement, Sun International will then acquire additional shares in the merged entity, resulting in a 55 percent shareholding. The executive team of Dreams will manage the new entity.
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