Sun defends move to �dominate� casino industry

Hodge appearing before the Mergers Review Committee of the Competition Authority. PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Hodge appearing before the Mergers Review Committee of the Competition Authority. PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

International resort and hotel chain, Sun International has defended its intentions to acquire hotel and gaming company, Peermont Group, saying the takeover is unlikely to result in anticompetitive behaviour in the casino industry.

If granted regulatory approval, the acquisition of

Peermont’s assets in Botswana will result in Sun International, which divested out of Gaborone Sun last year but retained the Casino business there, owning all casinos in Francistown and two of the three in Gaborone.

Editor's Comment
BPF should get house in order

Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...

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