The gambling business in South Africa was banned until 1994. The law called the South African Gambling Act, passed in 1965, prohibited all forms of gambling except horse races.
Illegal casinos started growing since the late 1970s. They work in bantustans Boputatsvan, Siskey, Transkei, Venda. They are somewhat similar to booking in the US but have their own characteristics. This is the territory used to make reservations for the native blacks of South Africa.
Some bantustans have gained independence, and this has made it possible to organize gambling business. For example, in Bophuthatswana built a Sun City casino city.
Only South Africans can live in slums, and most citizens cannot legally enter these facilities. However, by 1995 there were about 2000 casinos in the country.
When racist ending in 1994, and a democratic government came to power and solved all forms of gambling. The national gambling law, released in 1996, approved the state casino and lottery licensing system. Horse racing is a form of gambling.
Gambling legislation in South Africa
The age limit for South African players is 18 years. There are three behaviors that define the legal framework for gambling in South Africa as follows.
National Gambling Act of 1996;
National Gambling Act 2004 – supplementing the previous law;
The National Gambling Amendment Act of 2008, defines the location of the online gambling business.
The National Gambling Act of 1996 specifies how casino licenses should be distributed among the provinces of the country. The total number of licenses is part 40.
Under the same law, no organization (organization or individual) has the right to hold more than 16 casino licenses nationwide or more than 2 licenses in a separate province.
The National Gambling Act defines subjects as follows.
the terminology of gambling;
what is a gamble;
The operating mechanism of the National Gambling Council.
Above is the history of gambling and online casinos in South Africa.