Te National Gambling Act of 2004, along with


various amendments and regulations, governs all forms of gambling. Te NGB oversees the industry, ensuring compliance with licensing requirements and responsible gambling practices. Te NGB


regulates bingo, casinos, Limited Payout Machines (LPMs) and betting on horse racing and sport.


Capital: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial) Total Area:


1,219,090 sq.km Population: 58 million Median age: 27 years Ethnic groups: Black African 81.4%, Coloured 8.2%, White 7.3%, Indian/Asian 2.7%, other 0.4% (2022 est.) Religions: Christian (86%), others Languages:


11 official languages including isiZulu, IsiXhosa, Afrikaans, English Currency: Rand


Government type: Parliamentary Republic Chief of State: Cyril Ramaphosa Elections: President is both Chief of State and head of government. President elected indirectly by National Assembly for five year term (with second term). Unemployment: 30% Tourism: 8.5 million (2023)


entry/exit, surpassing the figures for both November 2023, which stood at 2.6 million, and December 2022, at 2.9 million. South Africa welcomed nearly 8.5 million tourists in 2023.


Of the total, 6.4 million were visitors from other African countries, making up 75.6 per cent of the total arrivals. Meanwhile, the number of European tourists exceeded 1.2 million, representing a 38.2 per cent increase compared to 2022. In addition, tourists from the Americas amounted to 455,901, - 39.8 percent more than in 2022. Of those, 353,975 were from the United States. Data further shows that tourists from Asian countries made 199,308 arrivals, nearly 70 per cent more than in 2022. Te number of Chinese tourists visiting South Africa increased by 204.9 per cent compared to the previous year, reaching a total of 37,164.


GAMBLING IN SOUTH AFRICA Te National Gambling Board (NGB) is responsible for the oversight of the regulation in the gambling industry throughout the country. Te NGB Gambling draws its mandate from the National Gambling Act (NGA) Act 7 of 2004. Te National Gambling Act of 2004, along with various amendments and regulations, governs all forms of gambling. Te NGB oversees the industry, ensuring compliance with licensing requirements and responsible gambling practices. Te NGB regulates bingo, casinos, Limited Payout Machines (LPMs) and betting on horse racing and sport.


THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 According to the NGB overall, the industry had been on an upward trajectory, growing by 7 per cent and 6 per cent in FY2018/19 and FY2019/2020 respectively. In FY2020/21, the year COVID-19 hit, GGR fell by 29 per cent, falling from R32.7 billion to R23.2 billion. Gross Gambling Revenue (GGR) was down more than 50 per cent owing to the nationwide lockdown. FY2020/21 as a whole saw the gambling industry lose more than R10 billion in gambling revenue. Casino GGR declined the


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