Finance
With regards to gambling companies, bookmakers, sports betting and casinos in the Western Cape:
(1)
(a)(i) How many operators are licensed by the Province and (ii) what are their names, (b) how many applications are currently being considered by her Department and (c) how much in (i) gross gambling revenue did the top ten operators declare and (ii) taxes and levies did the top ten operators pay to the provincial fiscus in (aa) 2022/23 and (bb) 2023/24;
(2)
whether all the operators pay a portion of their gross gambling revenue to the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation; if not, why not; if so, is it part of their licence conditions;
(3)
how many physical gambling or betting outlets are in the province?
(1)
(a) (i) There are ninety-seven (97) licensed operators in the Western Cape
(ii) Please refer to Annexure “A” for their names
(b) There are currently seventy-one (71) applications being considered –
Seventeen (17) operators including manufacturers and fifty-four (54) LPM site
applications
(c) The table below shows how much in (i) gross gambling revenue the top ten
operators declared and (ii) taxes and levies the top ten operators pay to the
provincial fiscus in (aa) 2022/23 and (bb) 2023/24;
Financial year end 2022/23 2023/24
Gambling Tax payable to WCG Fiscus
Gross Gaming Revenue
Gambling Tax payable to WCG Fiscus
Gross Gaming Revenue
Top 10
R921 511 363
R10 628 646 317
R1 344 071 573
R17 542 420 154
(2)
All licensed operators contribute to the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation (SARGF).
Yes, it is a condition of licence.
(3)
Six hundred and forty-eight (648)
