Poker Grows in South Africa Prompting Legislation DebateGrowing South African Poker Scene Leads to Need for New Legislation |
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According to business news site, Business Report, the growing popularity of poker in South Africa has led to talk of changing existing legislation.
At a Gambling Review Commission public hearing to review existing gambling policies, Attorney Nico Jagga spoke about the difficulties of policing the game in South Africa under current legislation and said that it must be reviewed so that poker may be legalised or licensed out of casinos so that the country’s economy could benefit from taxes drawn from this form of gambling.
James Forbes, of online poker site bwin, said, “To address the problem we need responsible regulation to enable South African operators to compete with international ones.” He also said that strict regulation would kill off locally operated businesses and open the door for rogue international operators.
The commission was mandated by the Department of Trade and Industry to hold public hearings across the country, and the last hearing is scheduled for Mar. 30 in London.
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