South Africa moves to regulate online gambling
The South African government is considering regulating online gambling following research which showed that the industry appeared to be spiralling out of control.
Casino-style gaming terminals in bingo halls appear to be threatening the payment machine industry by booming in an unregulated way, newspapers have reported.
Regulation of online gambling is also on the cards, while the National Gambling Amendment Bill, currently being debated, is proposing the introduction of interactive gambling online.
“The wholesale introduction of these new gaming terminals into bingo halls to replace traditional bingo “seats” has the potential to create mini-casinos through the replacement of some 3 734 seats in eight bingo halls in Gauteng alone,” said Elias Mphande of the Limited Payout Machine Association.
“Government’s carefully crafted gambling policy and laws are being circumvented by this.”