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Interactive Gaming and Foreign Lotteries

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

We've all seen those advertisements for online poker games, or web banners advertising  foreign lotteries.  You may have even entered into a few.  Maybe you own a website and would like to advertise gaming or foreign lotteries, but you are unsure of the legal ramifications?  South Africa has some very conservative gambling laws ...

Can I use an online casino or betting web site?

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

Are South African residents permitted to use online casinos and betting websites?  Is any regulatory consent or age, credit or other verification required? The Supreme Court of Appeal (the highest authority on all cases except cases relating to constitutional rights), has held in the case of [private] Casino Enterprises (Pty) ...

Can I operate an online betting or gaming business from South Africa?

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Online gambling is not permissible under the current legislation, but will soon be once the National Gambling Amendment Bill gets enacted. Currently gambling in South Africa is regulated concurrently by national and provincial legislation.  The National Gambling Act 7 of 2004 ("the National Gambling Act") governs all gambling activities in ...