South Africa Market Report
which launched online slots in 2022. Collectively, the Peermont Group’s physical properties offer 3,349 slot machines, 152 gaming tables and 1,636 hotel rooms in South Africa and Botswana. Te largest casino in the Peermont Group is the Emperors Palace Hotel Casino Convention and Entertainment Resort which offers a world-class casino property, complemented by four unique hotels, a health and beauty spa, various dining options, enter- tainment venues, including a state-of-the-art cinema complex, and conference facilities. It is situated next to Johannesburg OR Tambo International Airport - the busiest airport on the continent of Africa. Emperors Palace makes up a significant portion of the entire Peermont portfolio and is a leading gaming destination in Gauteng.
SPORTS BETTING Tere are 326 operational bookmakers, 531 bookmaker outlets and 299 operational totalisator outlets. Licensed bookmakers are located in all the provinces throughout the Republic. Bets can be placed on horse racing and sport (on and off course), as well as on any other legal contingency. It is legal to place bets on an online sports betting site with a licensed bookmaker in South Africa. Some of the leading operators in South Africa include Supabets, Hollywoodbets, World Sportsbetting (WSB), Betway and Supabets.
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u PowerBet Gaming is a totalisator operating in Mpumalanga.
Supabets is licensed by the Mpumalanga Gambling Board. It was established in 2008.
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Sportingbet launched in 2008. It has around 100,000 active customers across the country. It was granted a license by the Western Cape Gambling & Racing Board.
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Betway South Africa issued a Betway license to a local SA company called Raging River Trading (Pty) Ltd. Te company is therefore licensed to accept bets in the country under bookmaker’s license. Te license is issued by the Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board.
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World Sportsbetting (WSB), is one of South Africa’s leading bookmakers. Established in 2002 it is licensed and governed by the Gauteng & National Gambling Board. In 2009 World Sportsbetting launched its online platform.
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Hollywoodbets was established in 2000 and has since become a prominent player in the South African betting industry. Te company has a strong presence both online and in retail betting shops across the country. It began as South African based publishing company Winning Form, in 1986. In 2000,
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under the name Hollywoodbets, the Group opened its first retail branch in Durban. Tis was followed by the unveiling of its flagship branch, Springfield Park, also in Durban. Te company launched its online platforms in 2006 with
www.hollywoodbets.net.
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4Racing . South Africa's Phumelela Gaming and Leisure, SA’s largest horse racing and betting group was founded in 1997 and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in 2002. Fol- lowing the financial collapse of Phumelela in 2020, it was announced that 4Racing would be South Africa’s new horse racing operator. Te group took over administration of most of SA’s racing from December 2021. Te agreement included the purchase of the horseracing, media production and dis- tribution of the horseracing product and totalisator betting
Licensed bookmakers are located in all the provinces throughout the Republic. Bets can be placed on horse racing and sport (on and off course), as well as on any other legal contingency. It is legal to place bets on an online sports betting site with a licensed bookmaker in South Africa. Some of the leading operators in South Africa include Supabets, Hollywoodbets, World Sportsbetting (WSB), Betway and Supabets.
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