Legal Statistics

The figures provided below indicate the total number of illegal operators closed and gaming equipment confiscated during various raids executed by the Law Enforcement unit of the Board with the help of the South African Police Service.

Licensed Casinos

Bloemfontein: Windmill Casino

Date opened: October 2005
Operator: Mangaung Sun (Pty) Ltd
Management Company: Sun International
Total capital investment: R191 million
Employees: 770
Slots: 300
Tables: 13
Visitors: 1 152 000

Thaba’Nchu: Naledi Sun

Date opened: May 1989
Operator: Sun International
Management Company: Sun International Management
Total capital investment: R14 million
Employees: 130
Slots: 150
Tables: 0
Visitors: 155 000

Bethlehem: Frontier Inn and Casino

Date opened: November 2006
Operator: Peermont Global (Eastern Free State) (Pty) Ltd
Management Company: Peermont Global (Pty) Ltd
Total capital investment: R110 million
Employees: 220
Slots: 120
Tables: 12
Visitors: 384 000

Welkom: Goldfields Casino and Entertainment Centre

Date opened: December 2003
Operator: Goldfields Casino and Entertainment Centre (Pty) Ltd
Management Company: Golf Reef Management (Pty) Ltd
Total capital investment: R156 million
Employees: 411
Slots: 250
Tables: 9
Visitors: 832 819