South Africa Market Report
Although online casinos are banned casino-style contingency games are present in the market and are
offered via sports betting operators with a provincially issued bookmaker licence. Tese games use mechanics to comply with existing sports betting regulations and are therefore legal.
According to a DA statement: “In 2008, the National Gambling Amendment Act, which regulated online gambling, was assented to by the President. However, after nearly 16 years, it has still not been brought into operation, meaning that a legal gap continues to exist in the industry. It is highly concerning given the massive strides and advances online usage has increased and grown since then. By not regulating this gambling activity, the erosion of the rule of law and criminal activity is being en- couraged, while the public is not effectively protected as they are when using land-based gaming operations. At the same time, a lack of regulation is resulting in revenue worth billions of Rands and jobs being lost to other gambling jurisdictions.”
CASINO STYLE ONLINE GAMES Although online casinos are banned casino-style contingency games are present in the market and are offered via sports betting operators with a provincially issued bookmaker licence. Tese games use mechanics to comply with existing sports betting regulations and are therefore legal.
BINGO According to the gambling board as of 31 March 2023, bingo was licensed and rolled out in six out of the nine provinces namely; Gauteng, North West, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape. Galaxy Bingo is operational in all provinces offering bingo. Goldrush operates in the six provinces as well. Great Bingo is operated in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga, while Vegas Bingo is present in Limpopo and North West. Mean- while Boss Gaming is present in Limpopo and Eastern Cape, while Palacio Bingo is present in Eastern Cape.
LPMGS According to the board during FY2022/23, Vukani Gaming operated in all nine provinces; Goldrush Gaming operated in six provinces. Grand Gaming operated in three provinces. Crazy Slots and Hot Slots in Gauteng. Kingdom Slots, KZN Slots, Luck@it and Great Bingo operated in KwaZuluNatal. Varloflash,
148
Tshufi Gaming, ISlots, Vegas slots and Magic Slots operated in North West; Pioneer operated in Eastern Cape and an independent operator was also operational in Mpumalanga.
THE NATIONAL LOTTERY Te Lotteries Act of 1997 outlawed private lotteries for charity. Tere was instead to be one national lottery and about a third of ticket sales were to go to good causes. Tis was overseen by the National Lotteries Board which in 2015 became the National Lotteries Commission (NLC).
Te National Lotteries Commission is a statutory body to: u
Regulate lotteries and sports pools; u
Receive and to distribute the proceeds of the lottery such as to benefit good causes;
u Promote a public knowledge and awareness of the lottery; u
Advise the Minister on the conduct of the lottery as the needs arise.
In 2022 the National Lotteries Distribution Trust Fund raised about R1,2bn for distribution to good causes. Ithuba Holdings (RF) (Pty) Ltd is a private company that
currently operates the National Lottery and sports pools under a licence from the government which commenced on 1 June 2015. Te Operator pays a percentage of the revenue from national lottery and sports pools ticket sales to the National Lotteries Distribution Trust Fund (NLDTF) in terms of the Licence Agreement. Tese proceeds are destined for good causes as stipulated in the Lotteries Act No 57 of 1997. South Africa's ongoing battle against corruption has also ex-
tended to the lottery. In February 2024 Te Special Investigating Unit told Parliament that a criminal syndicate was run from inside the National Lotteries Commission (NLC). A three-year investigation revealed collusion between Lottery officials, former board members, lawyers and non-profit organisations. Money meant for good causes was instead stolen and used to buy luxury homes, farms and cars.
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108 |
Page 109 |
Page 110 |
Page 111 |
Page 112 |
Page 113 |
Page 114 |
Page 115 |
Page 116 |
Page 117 |
Page 118 |
Page 119 |
Page 120 |
Page 121 |
Page 122 |
Page 123 |
Page 124 |
Page 125 |
Page 126 |
Page 127 |
Page 128 |
Page 129 |
Page 130 |
Page 131 |
Page 132 |
Page 133 |
Page 134 |
Page 135 |
Page 136 |
Page 137 |
Page 138 |
Page 139 |
Page 140 |
Page 141 |
Page 142 |
Page 143 |
Page 144 |
Page 145 |
Page 146 |
Page 147 |
Page 148 |
Page 149 |
Page 150 |
Page 151 |
Page 152 |
Page 153 |
Page 154 |
Page 155 |
Page 156 |
Page 157 |
Page 158 |
Page 159 |
Page 160 |
Page 161 |
Page 162 |
Page 163 |
Page 164 |
Page 165 |
Page 166 |
Page 167 |
Page 168 |
Page 169 |
Page 170 |
Page 171 |
Page 172 |
Page 173 |
Page 174 |
Page 175 |
Page 176 |
Page 177 |
Page 178 |
Page 179 |
Page 180 |
Page 181 |
Page 182 |
Page 183 |
Page 184 |
Page 185 |
Page 186 |
Page 187 |
Page 188 |
Page 189 |
Page 190 |
Page 191 |
Page 192 |
Page 193 |
Page 194 |
Page 195 |
Page 196 |
Page 197 |
Page 198 |
Page 199 |
Page 200 |
Page 201 |
Page 202 |
Page 203 |
Page 204 |
Page 205 |
Page 206 |
Page 207 |
Page 208 |
Page 209 |
Page 210 |
Page 211 |
Page 212 |
Page 213 |
Page 214 |
Page 215 |
Page 216 |
Page 217 |
Page 218 |
Page 219 |
Page 220 |
Page 221 |
Page 222 |
Page 223 |
Page 224 |
Page 225 |
Page 226
