South Africa News

Sun International’s urban casinos are reopening with restricted tables and slot machine capacities, and with physical shields installed between slot machines and between seats at gaming tables.

The company agreed to sell Emerald Casino Resort to Peermont Hotels, Casinos and Resorts for total proceeds of $49 million.

Bede will act as the group's online gaming technology partner, licensing its platform to Sun International.

This August, the online casino is toasting South Africa's wine regions by offering free spins on the popular Lucha Libre slot.

The company has expanded its operations in Africa thanks to an agreement with the online betting and gaming site.

The company will showcase its portfolio of international gaming solutions from 9 to 11 October at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Deposits made between July 11 and July 18 will be eligible for a R1,000 bonus.

The South African casino already offers American roulette, but many players prefer European.

South Africa's gambling board has been suspended for spending $374,000 on wasteful foreign travel.

National Gambling Board will be subject to a forensic investigation.

Supreme Court ruling on online gambling as illegal leads Betfair to block South African IP addresses from next week.

Bally will replace competitors’ systems at 10 casinos in South Africa and Botswana in 2012.

Online gambling remains illegal in South Africa and banks could question those South Africans that netted winnings from internet gambling sites.

Pigg's Peak Online Casino must close following court ruling.

Suncoast Casino and Entertainment World recently promoted Complex Brand Manager Louise Howell to the role of Marketing Manager.

Minister of Finance announces 15 percent tax on lotto winnings.

South African government proposing changes to casino advertising rules, casinos have a month left to protest the changes.

Statistics show gambling revenue up 2.17% in South Africa despite recession.

This week, two countries have announced that are taking vastly different approaches to online gambling. While the Netherlands has decided to license and regulate online poker — and online poker only — South Africa's courts have banned online gambling completely.