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CASA Critiques Gambling Bill

The South African government may be headed right back to the drawing board in terms of online casino and interactive gaming legislation after the recent Department of Industry and Trade hearings. Many in the online casinos industry are lauding the National Gambling Amendment Bill – it proposes across the board licensing and a strict regulatory regime. But others are not so sure that the NGA Bill is ready to pass without further revisions. Specifically, the Casino Association of South Africa is suggesting that the bill go all the way back to the drawing board, and even possibly more intensive research before more regulations and legislation is written to address the online casino gambling industry.

The Casino Association of South Africa (CASA) is stressing that the regulations in the interactive gaming industry should be as thorough and comprehensive as those in the land-based gambling industry. South Africa has some of the most respected land-based gambling legislation, so the Chairperson at CASA, Jabu Mabuza feels that the online casino industry’s legislation should be just as thorough and well thought out. Mabuza notes, "In our view the amendments as tabled do not do the job adequately."

Noteworthy is that CASA is not against the legalization of the online casinos, but the group is definitely pressuring the government to adequately assess whether or not the current Bill meet the needs of the South African gambling community. The suggestion that the NGA Bill go back to square one essential stems from the groups feeling that "the current proposals do not accomplish [the] goal" of comprehensive, complete, and thorough online casino gambling regulations, says Mabuza.

Specific problems with the current proposed bill that would legalize, license, and regulate the online casinos center on large discrepancies between requirements in the land-based gambling industry and what will be the internet gambling industry under the proposed bill.