News - South Africa

South Africa legalises online gambling

Thabo Mbeki, the President of South Africa, has officially legalised online gaming in the country, after the nation's National Gambling...
South Africa | 03 Aug 2008

South Africa To Legalise Online Gambling

According to a piece in The Times newspaper of South Africa, online gambling may soon be legalised in the nation, enabling players to operate...
South Africa | 20 Mar 2008

Casinos want gambling bill ‘research’

THE Casino Association of South Africa (Casa) yesterday called on the Gauteng legislature’s economic affairs committee to take back to...
South Africa | 17 Oct 2007

South African online gambling act approved

After years of research and weeks of intensive special hearings the regulation of online gambling in South Africa moved forward this week,...
South Africa | 11 Oct 2007

Internet gambling reined in

The national assembly yesterday approved legislation that regulates internet gambling sites, bars their operators from advertising and compels...
South Africa | 12 Sep 2007

Gold Reef Resorts agreed to be acquired

As reported by Reuters: "The South African casino operator Gold Reef Resorts agreed to be acquired by a group including Ethos Private Equity...
South Africa | 04 Sep 2007

Online gambling ‘no threat to casinos’

Cape Town — Internet gambling was expected to involve only about 2% of the gambling population compared with the 80% engaged in land-based...
South Africa | 31 Aug 2007