Plans by Gambling Authority Botswana to start the multi-billion pula national lottery License application got off on the wrong footing when they were dragged to court long before they could start adjudication of the tender bids. The licence to operate a National Lottery is a mouth-watering tender, which has pitted some of the country’s powerful politicians and businessmen against each other. The tender, which was expected to be awarded by September this year has suffered a setback as one of the bidders has applied for an interdiction, restraining the authority from proceeding and/ or accessing and processing the lottery licence. A citizen owned company, Ad Infinitum Lottery (PTY) Limited last week appeared before Justice Letsididi seeking the court to interdict and restrain Gambling Authority from proceeding with awarding of the Botswana National Lottery License Applications. In their founding affidavit, Ad Infinitum Lottery through its Managing Director Ogone Gaboutloele informed the court that they were denied opportunity to submit some of their application document by officials from the Gambling Authority on the basis that they arrived late at the submission venue though the first document was submitted within the stipulated time. They argue that it was wrong for the Gambling Authority…