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Online, cellphone gambling on the cards

Publish date: 12 December 2006
Issue Number: 1726
Diary: Legalbrief Today
Category: Labour

Online and cellphone gambling looks set to become legal soon following the Cabinet’s approval last week of the Draft Gambling Amendment Bill.

So says an ITWeb report which notes that one interpretation of Pretoria High Court judge Willie Hartzenberg\'s judgment last month on Internet gambling is that all gambling in SA is illegal until licensed. At present, only terrestrial casinos and bookmaking are licensed. National Gambling Board CE Thibedi Majake is quoted as saying his board will license online casinos once the Bill becomes law. Terrestrial casinos are licensed at the provincial level. Majake expects the draft law to pass Parliament early next year. However, he did not say when hearings would start for online or other electronic licences – or when these will be issued. Full ITWeb report

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