Africa News - Page 8

The Kalahari Sands Hotel reports the transfer of 7% of the shares of Sun International holdings to previously disadvantaged people in a deal that now allows the employees of the hotel and casino to participate in the scheme.

International News Brief: The Kalahari Sands Hotel, an establishment under the Sun International Group, has officially opened its N$13,5 million refurbishment to guests.

International News Brief: Suncoast Casino and the eThekwini Municipality are locked in a legal battle about plans by the casino to cut back on promised investment on its prime Du

International News Brief: A recent study shows that the South African gaming industry paid R1,7-billion in taxes into state coffers in 2003/4.

International News Brief: A chance stop at Suncoast Entertainment World in Durban proved to be rewarding for a Cape Town man who was down on his luck.

International News Brief: Online gambling will become legal in South Africa if trade & industry minister Mandisi Mpahlwa accepts the recommendations of the national gambling board.

In time for the busy Christmas holiday season, Century Casinos has opened an expansion of its South African property, The Caledon Casino, Hotel & Spa.

International News Brief: Although Hosken Consolidated Investments has obtained control of gaming rival Johnnic, it has yet to obtain stamps of approval from various gambling board

International News Brief: A new gambling craze has hit Zimbabwe, with the recent launch of a football betting service called ZimBet.

International News Brief: The Chairman of the Botswana Casino Control Board, Lekwalo Mosienyane has said the Casino Act does not have restrictions on casino advertisement nor restrictions on the time casinos may remain open.

International News Brief: The R250-million Windmill Casino and Entertainment Centre was officially opened in Bloemfontein, South Africa, on Tuesday night.

Construction has begun on the new R156m Worcester Casino complex owned by Sun International and its BEE partners, with the opening set for September 2006.

International News Brief: Representatives of South Africa's rapidly growing casino sector have signed the country's first-ever national gambling industry code of conduct, making it one of the first globally to do so outside the US.

International News Brief: South Africa’s National Gambling Board chief executive officer Thibedi Majake was today grilled by MPs over his salary, which is higher than that of cabinet ministers.

SunWest is to invest approximately R320-million in new entertainment amenities and facilities at GrandWest in Cape Town.

International News Brief: Sun International and Mangaung Sun,are on track to open their new R72-million Windmill Casino and Entertainment Centre complex in Bloemfontein at the end of September, Sun International said on Tuesday.

Century Casinos, Inc. has received approval from the Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board to add an additional 100 slot machines to its current 300 slot machines at the Caledon Casino.

International News Brief: Two former policemen have been jailed for long stretches by the Wynberg regional court for illegally confiscating gambling machines and trying to sell them.

International News Brief: About 12 robbers stole an undisclosed amount of cash from the Emperor's Palace Casino outside Johannesburg.

International News Brief: Sun International has one last new casino on the cards for its South African operations, the Worcester casino in the winelands of the Western Cape, according to CEO Peter Bacon.