Sun International is a South African gambling and hospitality company, founded by Sol Kerzner in 1967.
Sun International owns diverse assets, including the Sun City resort in Ledig, in the North West Province, and an online gambling platform.
Specializing in gambling and hospitality, the company has 42.5% of the South African casino market share,[1] and owns or holds a significant interest in 11 out of the 38 operating casinos in South Africa.[2]
History
Their hotel business traces its roots back to 1967, when the Southern Sun Hotel Company was created when South African Breweries and South African businessman Sol Kerzner joined forces. By 1983, Southern Sun Hotels was operating 35 hotels, and generating a net income of $35 million.
At this time, South African Breweries split its hotel interests into two and Sun International, headed by Sol Kerzner, retained all of the casino hotels located in the areas that South Africa had designated as "independent homelands" and had Southern Sun as a 20% stakeholder.