Chairperson, I have very little time. There is only one issue. In France the lottery is operated by the Franaise des Jeux, which is a government-owned entity. In New Zealand the lottery is operated by a state-owned trade organisation called the New Zealand Lotteries Commission. In Canada the lottery is operated by an Interprovincial Lotteries Corporation, which is owned by the provinces. In Australia the operators are licensed at both state and territory level and consist of both government-owned and private entities.
We have been saying that we have only one model. Internationally, there are a few companies that run lotteries. They usually have Lotto at the end of their names. They form consortia with local interest groups and bid for the lottery. What we are saying is that, if the model does not yield sufficient gain in terms of all the criteria, local procurement, skills development and technology transfer and broad-based black economic empowerment, we should have the option to get a state agency to run the lottery and to contract one of these companies as a service provider. That is what we are saying.
I am afraid that we are at the time in the parliamentary cycle where rationality doesn't prevail. What we have heard is a lot of ideological rubbish, which is basically grandstanding around the election. From the position those members have taken on this Bill today, I don't think they are going to get many votes. Thank you. [Applause.]
Debate concluded.