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The Wait is On

Online casino gambling in South Africa is basically a forgone conclusion for many in the internet gambling industry – after all the South African parliament has repeatedly debated the issue and finally passed through bill that would license and regulate the South African gambling community. The bill has been accepted by the majority of the major politicians in South Africa and many of the online casinos in Europe and other jurisdictions are eagerly eyeing the potential within this market. But for the time being the South African President, Thabo Mbeki, has yet to either address the online casino or sign the new internet gambling bill.

Mbeki has the power to veto the bill that has passed through parliament – but so far the media and online casino gambling industry analysts insistent that that is not the reason for Mbeki’s delay. Instead many are willing to give the benefit of the doubt and assume that Mbeki has merely not gotten around to it…a possibility. The prospect of legal online casino gambling in South Africa is actually a major deal and would offer a huge change from the current restrictions for citizens and threats issued from the South African government toward online casinos illegally offering internet gambling activities to South African gamblers.

The bill is actually pretty solid – as it should be after all of the delays and negotiations that went into fine-tuning the bill and all of its provisions. Some of the main concerns for the parliament was the affect that online casino gambling would have underage and problem gamblers. To combat those issues, the bill includes strong regulations concerning the level of protective software that a licensed online casino must have in place before legally entering the South African gambling market.