Botswana wins bid to host gambling regulators conference
Monday, January 16, 2023 | 490 Views |
Peter Emolemo Kesitilwe PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Before COVID-19, the conference was hosted in Jamaica, Denmark, South Africa and Melbourne.
The conference will be hosted by Botswana’s Gambling Authority (GA) in collaboration with the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) in October this year.
While the minister is of the view that the proposal would have significant positive economic impact, the entertainment industry players believe otherwise. The issue has over the weeks become a hot potato. But what is of essence right now is that the country needs liberal ideas to move in the right direction While opening up the economy may sound quite interesting to the ear, rolling out extended trading hours through pilot programmes without...