SC Finance

1. Welcome and attendance
2. Briefing by Adv F Jenkins, Senior Legal Adviser at the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, and the Department of Trade and Industry on the National Gambling Amendment Bill [B 27D - 2018], and (i) the processing of the Bill from 2018 to the present, (ii) the concerns raised by stakeholders during the processing of the B-version of the Bill and during the Mediation Committee discussions, and (iii) the amendments agreed to, leading to the D-version of the Bill
3. Briefing by the Provincial Treasury and the Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board on the submission made to the Joint Ad Hoc Mediation Committee in May 2025
4. Briefing on the legal opinion provided to the Committee by the Western Cape Provincial Parliament’s Legal Adviser, Ms Mpho Khoele, on whether a public participation process is required on the D-version of the Bill before a Voting Mandate is submitted to the National Council of Provinces
5. Consideration and adoption of the draft Committee Meeting Minutes of 31 October 2025 and the Draft Committee Report on the 2024/25 Annual Reports of the Provincial Treasury and its Entity; the Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board
6. Resolutions/Actions