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Citizens will still be allowed to enter into partnership arrangements with companies that will be licensed as Route Operators to introduce gambling operations in their businesses.
The Gambling Authority in Botswana has started the process of hearings with applicants for Gambling Establishment licenses for gambling machines with limited bets and payouts (commonly called Limited Payout Machines). The process which started on Tuesday (August 20th) attracted applicants, members of the public, and interested parties.
In seven days, the process is expected to have concluded with applicants having received the outcome of their applications. However, it will not end there, as citizens will still be allowed to enter into partnership arrangements with companies that will be licensed as Route Operators to introduce gambling operations in their businesses.
GA intends to roll out 1900 Limited Payout Machines gambling machines throughout the country with interested individuals expected to showcase adequate knowledge about the sector of the gambling industry and its challenges before signing any contract with any company intending to operate these machines in the country.
The request for applications was published inviting interested parties to apply for Gambling Establishment – Gambling Machines with limited bets and payout during the 15th-18th of January 2024 period, resulting in seven companies responding to the expression of interest and submitting 16 applications.
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Only Route Operators will be licensed to roll out 500 Limited Payout Machines each with minimum citizen shareholding participation of 40 percent and these machines will be installed in liquor restaurants, bars, pubs, hotels, guest houses, and taverns which are termed LPM Sites and are expected to be opened throughout the country.
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