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Polokwane: Meropa Casino
Thohoyandou: Tusk Venda Casino Hotel

Current number of casinos: 2
Proposed number of casinos: 3
Number of tables: 20
Number of machines: 465
Casino employees: 782
Gross casino gaming revenue: R230 million
Casino gaming tax revenue: R14 million
Visitors: 2 130 260

Provincial gaming tax base:

Taxable revenue
(millions)
Rates of Tax
   
6.0%

Polokwane: Meropa Casino
Date opened: March 2002
Operator: Meropa Leisure and Entertainment (Pty) Ltd
Management company: Sun International Management Ltd
Total capital investment: R182 million
Employees: 549
Permanent: 231
Casual: 3
Outsourced: 315
Slots: 336
Tables: 14
Visitors: 1 704 000

Thohoyandou: Tusk Venda Casino Hotel
Date opened: December 2001
Operator: Peermont Global (Limpopo)(Pty) Ltd
Management company: Peermont Global (NW&L) Management (Pty) Ltd
Total capital investment: R86 million
Employees: 223
Permanent: 133
Casual: 0
Outsourced: 100
Slots: 129
Tables: 6
Visitors: 426 260

 
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