National Gambling Act, 1996 (Act No. 33 of 1996)Regulations on Limited Payout MachinesChapter 237. Evaluation criteria for licensing route operators |
| 1) | The provincial licensing authority must undertake a proper evaluation and adjudicating process based on the criteria contained in the request for application. |
| 2) | The process contemplated in subregulation (1) must be transparent and fully documented. |
| 3) | At least the following criteria must be considered during the evaluation of applications for route operator licences- |
| a) | Qualification to hold a licence in terms of national and provincial acts, regulations, rules and standards; |
| b) | suitability of applicant and persons contemplated in regulation 15, by considering, inter alia- |
| i) | Good character and integrity; |
| ii) | compliance with the law; |
| iii) | criminal history and prior convictions; |
| iv) | solvency history; |
| v) | associations with unsuitable persons; |
| vi) | licensing history; and |
| vii) | taxation history |
| c) | business plan, comprising inter alia- |
| i) | viability and financing of the project; |
| ii) | financial resources or access thereto; |
| iii) | experience and expertise in gambling; |
| iv) | management competence; |
| v) | suitability of the source of funding; |
| vi) | acceptability of key assumptions used in financial projections; |
| vii) | promotion of national objectives regarding responsible gambling; and |
| viii) | revenue benefits from taxes and levies; |
| d) | Economic empowerment and community benefits, by considering inter alia- |
| i) | affirmative action and employment equity; |
| ii) | level of local participation; |
| iii) | promotion of small, medium and micro enterprises; |
| iv) | job creation; |
| v) | community benefits to be derived from the operation; and |
| vi) | the extent to which the South African demographic profile is represented in the ownership, control and management structure of the operator, sub-contractors, suppliers, service providers and limited payout machine sites to be operated; |
| e) | geographical spread of sites; and |
| f) | the extent to which the applicant is able to demonstrate the achievement of Black economic empowerment through the operation and the selection of the sites, by considering, inter alia- |
| i) | the extent to which historically disadvantaged individuals are represented in the management structure of the business; |
| ii) | the extent to which historically disadvantaged individuals hold equity in the business; |
| iii) | the extent to which services, suppliers etc. will be provided by firms owned and operated by historically disadvantaged individuals; and |
| iv) | plans to educate and transfer skills to historically disadvantaged individuals. |