Malawi Government Gazette dated 2018-01-12 number 2

THE MALAWI GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
{Published by Authority)
3,423: Vol. LV No. 2] Zomba, 1 Itti January, 2018

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CONTENTS Pack Bank Natior al Bank of Malawi

National Lottery—Invitation to apply for a licence to operate .. 3-4 Branch Victor a Avenue
Account Name Natior al Lotteries Board

Account Number 81605
General Notice No. 3
Swift Code NBM.iMWMW002

(TJNLB The contact details for the National T-oneries Board are as follows—
National Lotteries Board.

THE NATIONAL LOTTERY IN MALAWI
Malawi Gaming Board Offic :s

Invitation to apply for a licence to operate National Lotteries Board

Malawi Gaming Board Offic :s

1.0 Introduction Independence Drive, Opposite Namiwawa Primary School

The Lotteries Act provides for the licensing of a National Lottery. P.O. Box 3062
The National Loticries Board (NLB) under its powers in the Act invites Blantyre, Malawi
applications from bodies corporate for a licence under section 21 oflhe Act
Tel: (265) 1 821 522
to run the National Lottery.
Fax:(265) 1 821 531
Interested parties are advised to apply in writing for a Request for
Proposal (RFP). The RFP shall be issued upon payment of a prescribed fee Email: mgb@gamingboard.org mw
of K50.000. The RFP contains the criteria for evaluating applications for
the National Lottery, the information the applicants are expected to ptovide
and the timetable for considering the applications.

2.0 Qualifications of Applicants

Applicants are expected to possess sufficient and appropriate
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knowledge and experience to operate and nin a national lottery. They are GAZETTE
expected to possess adequate financial and other material resources to
conduct the National Lottery.

The Board also expects the operator of the National Lottery to be fit (General Notices, Government Not ces and Acts)
and proper persons who are able to manage the lottery with due propriety Published Weekly (Frida/s)
and strictly in accordance with the laws, and are able to protect the
interests of all the participants in the National Lottery.

And, subject to these overriding duties, the operator of the National
Lottery shall be expected to do the best to secure that the net proceeds of Price varies depending on numt er of pages
the National Lottery for expenditure on social programs are as great as Available at—
possible.

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3.0 Term of Licence

The National Lottery licence will be issued for an initial period of P.O. Box 37 Lilongwe Branch Mzuzu Office
five (5) years. The licence is renewable and will be issued as an exclusive Zomba P.O. Box 216 P.O. Box 20048
licence in Malawi. The Board shall impose conditions to provide
Tel.: 0! 525 155 Lilongwe Luwinga
reasonable control on the operator and conditions designed to promote
efficiency and effectiveness. Fax: 01 525 1 75 Tel.: 01 755 904 Mzuzu 2

, The aforesaid RFP can be obtained from the offices of the NLB at 01 524 301 Tel.: 01 332 558
Malawi Gaming Board offices on Independence Drive in Namiwawa,
Blantyre, Malawi or upon a cash payment of K50.000 (Fitly Thousand
Kwacha) or a Bank transfer to the NLB's account with the following
details—