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The National Gambling Board’s notice directing provincial regulators to prohibit Remote Gambling Servers raises constitutional concerns, a gambling law expert has warned.
Unlicensed online gambling cost South Africa’s provincial governments R3.5 billion in the 2023/24 financial year, South African Bookmakers’ Association CEO Sean Coleman has said.
Hollywoodbets and Betway say the National Gambling Board is wrong, indicating they will refuse to comply with a directive that bookmakers must stop offering online casino games in South Africa.
The National Gambling Board has welcomed a recent Supreme Court of Appeal ruling, which it said affirms its position that interactive gambling is illegal in South Africa.
In five years, the income of bookmakers and online gambling services surged from R10.1 billion to R152.6 billion.