Sponsored by MP Dean Macpherson, the DA’s Shadow Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, the Bill seeks to address South Africa’s inadequate regulatory framework governing online gambling activities. The DA has accused the ANC of “failing to provide adequate protection and regulation within the online gambling industry”.
As such, the DA has submitted the Remote Gambling Bill in response to the ANC government’s 16-year delay in enacting the National Gambling Amendment Act of 2008, which is necessary to regulate online gambling.
The DA stated: “After nearly 16 years, it has still not been brought into operation, meaning that a legal gap continues to exist in the industry. This is highly concerning given the massive strides and advances in online usage since then.”
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