South Africa News - Page 9

nternational News Brief: In a landmark verdict for the horseracing and betting industry, a Pretoria High Court judge has ruled that bookmakers may not take bets which in any way whatsoever are linked to tote dividends and results.

International News Brief: Former Mpumalanga Gaming Board chief executive Barry Mashigo is scheduled to appear in the White River magistrate's court on fraud charges on Tuesday after allegedly masterminding a consultancy fee scam.

The Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa has granted the Gauteng Gambling Board leave to appeal the October 20, 2003 judgment ordering the award of the casino license to Silverstar.

International News Brief: A man was killed and another critically injured in a fight at a video lounge at Caesars Gauteng, police said.

International News Brief: Gold Reef Casino Resorts says it expects to report materially higher annual earnings.

International News Brief: A Durban couple's good fortune at a local casino turned into a nightmare yesterday when they were robbed at gunpoint by three armed men outside their beachfront flat.

nternational News Brief: The current outbreak of equine influenza in the Western Cape was not expected to greatly affect South Africa's multi-billion rand horse-racing industry, because punters would continue to bet.

International News Brief: A South African magistrate's court has been commended for convicting 16 women caught gambling with child-grant money.

The Gauteng Gambling Board has served notice of motion to petition the South African Supreme Court of Appeal for a further appeal against the judgment of awarding the Johannesburg casino license to Silverstar Development.

International News Brief: Research conducted by the National Responsible Gambling Programme , a public-private partnership of government and the gambling industry, found that just 5% of those with easy access to commercial gambling facilities gambled too much.

International News Brief: A new casino is on the cards for Bloemfontein, with the Free State Gambling and Racing Board expected to announce next week the relocation of the casino licence to the city.

International News Brief: The Gauteng Gambling Board says it would settle the matter of awarding the province's controversial sixth and final casino licence before its new board members took office in two weeks.

International News Brief: A man is claiming more than R40 million from GrandWest casino he says he won on a gambling machine.

International News Brief: A man left his 14-year-old mentally handicapped son in a car under dangerously hot conditions while he went to a casino.

News Brief: Legislation aimed at revamping the way gambling is regulated in South Africa was approved in the national assembly on Tuesday.

Century Casinos, reports that the Gauteng Gambling Board's application for leave to appeal the October 20 judgment ordering the award of the casino license to Silverstar Development Limited has been denied.

International News Brief: A man from Diep River in Cape Town, South Africa, who was apparently desperate to pay off his gambling debts, allegedly approached a hitman to kill his retired father so that he could cash in as the only beneficiary of his father's multi-million rand estate.

International News Brief: The 25,000 slot machines located in 31 casinos across South Africa contribute some R1.7-billion in annual revenue to the national government via taxes.