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Social Responsibility Apart from the creation of jobs, money realized from these casinos has gone a long way in assisting victims of domestic violence. A case in point is the assistance that Pirates Casino renders every month to the Victim Support Unit of the Lilongwe Police.
Invitation for Casino Licence Application In terms of sections 5 and 6 of the Gaming Act, the Board is inviting interested investors who wish to operate casino business in Malawi to submit applications. The Board is offering one casino licence in the Southern Region of Malawi, within the City of Blantyre.

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Responsible Gambling Responsible gambling means making choices based on all the facts, and staying in control of how much time and money you spend. People who gamble responsibly make sure they know all the facts. They decide in advance how often they will play, how much money and time they will spend, and when to stop. Sometimes, responsible gambling is making a decision not to gamble at all.

About Malawi Gaming Board

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Promoting Responsible Gambling

The Malawi Gaming Board was established to regulate gaming; control and license gaming premises; to impose and collect tax on gaming; and further to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. (Gaming Act No. 26, 1996). The Malawi Gaming Board established under the Gaming Act No. 26 of 1996, as amended in 1998 as a statutory body has, in terms of section 4, powers to: Issue licenses, vary, or, for good cause, suspend or cancel the licences. Inquire into complaints against licensees. Subject to any general or special direction by the Minister, regulate its own procedure. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer and other Officers of the Board to exercise on its behalf, at any time when it is not meeting, such powers as it may specify.

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Mission Statement

Main Content 0The vision of MGB is, “to have a dynamic, vibrant and well regulated gaming industry that will sustainably contribute towards social economic development of the country.”

The mission of MGB which is to, “ensure licensing is rigorous; that gaming is crime- free and brings meaningful economic benefits to the economy; while at the same time, ensuring that problems associated with gambling are minimized,” supports this realization.



Gaming Act & Regulations

Main Content 0The Malawi Gaming Board established under the Gaming Act No. 26 of 1996, as amended in 1998 as a statutory body has, in terms of section 4

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• Principal Act No. 26 of 1996 • Amendments 1998 • Regulations • Schedules & Forms • Proposed Amendments • Request for Application

Gambling Responsibly

Main Content 0Gambling should be for leisure and entertainment. Although problem gambling has not been a concern amongst our people, it is reasonable to assume that as the gaming industry grows and advances, it brings about both good and adverse impacts. The gaming law clearly prohibits participation of children in gaming activities. Equally, the remaining part of our society requires protection against irresponsible gambling.

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News Updates

  • Gaming board donates to children
  • If there was no Malawi Gaming Board
  • Prostitution and the Casinos
  • Pirates save the day
  • MGB lights up Kamuzu International Airport

Malawi Gaming Board (MGB) on donated assorted items worth over K500,000 to special needs children at Mary View School in Chiradzulu. The items included cooking oil, bags of maize and beans, bales of sugar and mosquito nets. Speaking at the function, MGB chairperson, Scholastica Chidyaonga, said the donation came from a fund that her organisation set up to manage the board's social responsibility activities.

It there were no Malawi Gaming Board, regulator of all gaming activities in the country, life would be tough. Most people would be addicted to gambling. Most marriages would break easily since people would be spending much of their time gambling.

A casino is not the breeding places for prostitution or any other ill minded people as other people speculates. Both ladies and gentlemen and youngsters of 18 years of age of all races whether Blacks, Indians, Chinese or colored, all of them are welcome into the gaming and gambling environment.

Domestic violence victims, migrants from rural areas that get stranded in town after failing to find jobs or identify relatives, orphans and countless other homeless victims often have nowhere to go.

As part of promoting the tourism industry, the Malawi Gaming Board light up the "tourist information desk" Kamuzu International Airport.

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