The KZN Gaming and Betting Board strive to be the premier gambling regulator in the country which is why it will from, Tuesday, September 2014, hold public hearings in the province to engage the public on applications received for amendments to licence conditions, floor plans inclusive of Electronic Bingo Terminals (EBT’s) and the registration of the EBT’s in terms of section 37 of the KZN Gaming and Betting Act, 2010 (ACT NO 8 of 2010).
However it must be made clear that the KZN Gaming and Betting Board has never made a proposal for EBTs. It has only received applications from its licence holders in its ordinary course of business and is now complying with its statutory requirements to publish such applications received for public comments and or objections.
The Board is duty bound to consider such objections received prior to making its final decision. The hearings will be held at public venues in order to allow any interested parties, including members of community to participate in our proceedings. It is the board's responsibility to allow the applications and any interested parties to make its representations thereafter consider them then make a decision.
All media houses are invited to be part of the hearings which are scheduled as per the attached schedule:
The hearings on day one are scheduled as follows:
First hearing:
Date: Tuesday, 9 September 2014
Time: 9h00
Venue: Olive Westville Country Club, 1 Link Road (Westville)
Second hearing:
Date: Tuesday, 9 September 2014
Time: 13h00
Venue: Protea Hotel, 224 Jabu Ndlovu Street (Pietermaritzburg)
Kindly RSVP: Before 12h00 (Monday 8 September 2014) to Clarisa on 031 583 1800 or naidooc@kzngbb.org.za
For more information please contact:
Ntokozo
Cell: 082 773 0937
