TSOGO SUN GAMING

Tsogo Sun Holdings Limited is Southern Africa’s premier gaming, hotel and entertainment company and the largest black empowerment company in the leisure industry in South Africa.

Tsogo Sun Holdings is a listed entity, with 41.3% held by the Tsogo Investment Holding Company (with 99.56% shareholding by HCI), 39.7% by SABMiller and 19% by public and institutions.

Following the merger between Tsogo Sun and Gold Reef Investments in 2011, the Tsogo Sun Group now consists of 14 casinos in South Africa and 94 hotels (owned, leased and managed), primarily in South Africa, but also in seven other countries across Africa and in the Middle East.

The Group operates through two main divisions, Tsogo Sun Gaming and Southern Sun Hotels. Tsogo Sun Gaming consists of 14 entertainment destinations in six provinces, as follows: Gauteng (three properties) – Montecasino, Gold Reef City Casino and Silverstar Casino; Kwazulu/Natal (three properties) – Suncoast Casino & Entertainment World, Golden Horse Casino and Blackrock Casino; Mpumalanga (two properties) – Emnotweni Casino and The Ridge Casino; Free State (one property) – Goldfields Casino; Eastern Cape (two properties) – Hemingways Casino and Queens Casino; Western Cape (three properties) – The Caledon Casino, Hotel & Spa, Mykonos Casino and Garden Route Casino.

In addition to these entertainment destinations, Tsogo Sun Gaming also owns and operates the Gold Reef City Theme Park and the Montecasino Bird Gardens. It was also responsible for developing Sandton Convention Centre.

Tsogo Sun Gaming is committed to being at the forefront of the implementation of world class standards in South African casinos. We are also quietly passionate about empowerment and social responsibility both internally in the Group and externally within various communities in South Africa. Based on independent research by the CRF Institute, the Tsogo Sun Group has been certified as a Best Employer South Africa 2011/12 for its outstanding HR policies and excellent working conditions, excellent reputation, impressive training and development opportunities and highly engaged workforce.

LONDON CLUBS INTERNATIONAL

London Clubs International (LCI) has been publicly quoted on the London Stock Exchange since 1994. It has casinos in London, Egypt, Lebanon, and South Africa (Emerald Casino Resort in Vanderbijlpark). The group operates wholly-owned casinos in the United Kingdom and joint ventures and management contracts overseas.

In 2006, the company was acquired by US-based Harrah’s, the world’s largest casino owner and operator.

PEERMONT GLOBAL

Peermont Hotels, Casinos and Resorts is a leading hospitality and gaming company that operates in South Africa and Botswana. Peermont has an excellent track record in the design, development, management, ownership and operation of multi-faceted integrated resorts, including hotels, casinos, convention centres, retail centres, health spas, restaurants, bars and other sport and entertainment facilities.

Peermont’s competitive status is achieved by combining powerful shareholders, entrepreneurial management and corporate values with exceptional service, high quality products and incredible attention to detail. Peermont also respects the traditions of local communities and prides itself on its Corporate Social Investment (“CSI”) initiatives in disadvantaged communities. Peermont operates a total of 14 properties, nine in South Africa and five in Botswana. Collectively, these 14 properties offer 3 273 slot machines, 155 gaming tables and 1 710 hotel rooms. Peermont Hotels, Casinos and Resorts include: Emperors Palace Hotel Casino Convention Entertainment Resort, Johannesburg; Graceland Hotel Casino and Country Club, Secunda; Mondazur Hotel at San Lameer, KwaZuluNatal; Frontier Inn & Casino, Bethlehem; Umfolozi Hotel Casino Convention Resort, Empangeni; Rio Hotel Casino Convention Resort, Klerksdorp; Khoroni Hotel Casino Convention Resort, Thohoyandou; Taung Hotel Convention Resort, Taung Hotel and Convention Resort and Mmabatho Palms Hotel Casino Convention Resort in Mafikeng. In Botswana, Peermont owns and manages The Grand Palm Hotel Casino Convention Resort and the Mondior Hotel in Gaborone; the Metcourt Hotel as well as the Sedibeng Casino in Francistown and Syringa Casino in Selebi Phikwe.

SUN INTERNATIONAL

Sun International was established in 1983 and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in 1985. The group operates 22 casinos in southern Africa, including 13 of the 37 casino licences issued in South Africa.

Sun International owns and operates internationally acclaimed tourism resorts, luxury hotels and urban entertainment operations in 15 regulated jurisdictions in eight countries, namely South Africa, Zambia, Nigeria, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland and Chile. More than half of this portfolio has been developed in the last ten years, including new projects that have been launched in West Africa and South America.

Every day, over 50 000 customers from over 50 countries visit a Sun International property, accounting for 725 000 room nights sold in 2011, 163 000 of them to international tourists.

Over a period of three decades, the group has invested more than R14 billion in new tourism infrastructure. It employs just under 11 000 people on a permanent basis, has indirectly created 50 000 new employment opportunities in the broader tourism industry, and it has been estimated that its business has a direct impact on the livelihood of more than 500 000 people in southern Africa.

Sun International in the southern hemisphere enjoys a 42.2% share of the South African casino market. In Chile, Monticello’s share of the non-municipal casino market stands at 28.9%.

 
 
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