Mokgase Gregory Makoko
Chief Executive Officer, Limpopo Gambling Board
Mokgase Gregory Makoko is Chief Executive Officer of Limpopo Gambling Board, in the role since May 2018.
The Limpopo Gambling Board licenses, regulates and monitors gambling in Limpopo, including casinos and other authorised operations. Under Makoko it has put its enforcement effort into illegal machines in spaza shops and taverns, destroying 373 confiscated machines in July 2025.
In the job
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The board's law enforcement unit won the Best Effort to Combat Illegal Gambling award at the Gambling Indaba, after 103 investigations and 33 machines confiscated in the first half of 2018. Source
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The board joined police in raids on taverns and spaza shops and partnered with the Financial Intelligence Centre to tighten anti-money-laundering controls in the industry. Source
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The board destroyed 373 illegal gambling machines confiscated in a joint operation, and warned that spaza shops involved risk closure and loss of their licences. Source
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The board held a two-day planning session on 8 and 9 October to set its priorities for 2027/28, covering ICT modernisation, governance and financial sustainability. Source
Career before
- Deputy Director-General, Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs, Limpopo
- 2018-presentChief Executive Officer and ex-officio board member, Limpopo Gambling Board
Education
BA in Social Work and Psychology, BA Honours in Social Work, Master's degree in Public Administration
Sources
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