01
Key findings
The market at a glance, from this edition.
- Market model: Betting regulated; Bingo online prohibited; Casino online prohibited; Poker online prohibited.
- 6 of 19 payment and AML rules verified word for word; 10 confirmed as not set in the official texts.
- 5 entries in 1 official list, reloaded every week.
- FATF: on neither the grey nor the black list (statement of 19 Jun 2026).
- 37 official sources read for this market every week.
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Market model
How each product is regulated, with its source.
- Betting: Regulated
- Bingo: Online prohibited
- Casino: Online prohibited
- Poker: Online prohibited
Verifiedchecked 9 Nov 2026National Gambling Act 7 of 2004 (Government Gazette No. 26670) · tier 1
FATF lists
On neither list
FATF statement of 19 Jun 2026, as the HM Treasury advisory notice of 22 Jun 2026 lists it
03
Payment and AML rules
Each rule we track, what the official text says about it and when we checked. Values and quotes are in the full report.
Payment methods
4 rules · 2 verified · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permitted rails and instrument typesWhole market | CollectedResearched; word-for-word check scheduled | Value in the full report | Research notes |
| Mandatory hubs and gatewaysLand-based | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | National Gambling Act 7 of 2004 (Government Gazette No. 26670)tier 1 |
| Instrument origin and currencyWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 9 Nov 2026 | None set | National Gambling Act 7 of 2004 (Government Gazette No. 26670)tier 1 |
| Payment-blocking listsWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Currency and Exchanges Manual for Authorised Dealers (2026)tier 1 |
Ownership & payouts
4 rules · 3 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holder and ownership rulesBetting · Western Cape | CollectedResearched; word-for-word check scheduled | Value in the full report | Research notes |
| Closed loop and payout routingWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official texts | None set | Research notes |
| Payout time limitsWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 9 Nov 2026 | None set | National Gambling Act 7 of 2004 (Government Gazette No. 26670)tier 1 |
| Withdrawal conditionsWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 9 Nov 2026 | None set | National Gambling Act 7 of 2004 (Government Gazette No. 26670)tier 1 |
AML thresholds & reporting
2 rules · 1 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Check thresholds and aggregation windowsWhole market | Not covered yetResearched on request | On request | Research notes |
| Report triggers and deadlinesWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Amendment of the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Control Regulations (Government Gazette 47302)tier 1 |
Player funds protection
2 rules · 2 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player-funds protection and coverageBetting · Eastern Cape | Not foundNot set in the official texts | None set | Research notes |
| Player-funds protection and coverageBetting · Western Cape | Not foundNot set in the official texts | None set | Research notes |
Taxes at payment
1 rule · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taxes at the point of paymentWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 9 Nov 2026 | None set | National Gambling Act 7 of 2004 (Government Gazette No. 26670)tier 1 |
Reporting & data
4 rules · 2 verified · 2 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Submission mode and cadenceEastern Cape | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Betting Rules of the Board (approved January 2017)tier 1 |
| Data vault and integrityWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 9 Nov 2026 | None set | National Gambling Act 7 of 2004 (Government Gazette No. 26670)tier 1 |
| Data locationWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 9 Nov 2026 | None set | National Gambling Act 7 of 2004 (Government Gazette No. 26670)tier 1 |
| RetentionWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment Act 1 of 2017 (Government Gazette 40821)tier 1 |
Player protection at payment
2 rules · 1 verified · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-operator limits and registersWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 9 Nov 2026 | None set | National Gambling Act 7 of 2004 (Government Gazette No. 26670)tier 1 |
| Eligibility screening at paymentWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | National Gambling Act 7 of 2004 (Government Gazette No. 26670)tier 1 |
04
Regulatory guide
Licensing, gambling tax, advertising, responsible gambling and technical standards: the statements we hold, by subject.
Licensing
6 statements- Licence types
- Application fee
- Annual fee
- Apostille Convention
- Foreign documents
- Translation
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
GGR tax
1 statement- Online betting
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Advertising
3 statements- General rules
- Time restrictions
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Responsible gambling
2 statements- Self-exclusion register
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Technical standards
3 statements- Certification
- Accepted test labs
- Technical standards
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
05
Licence registers and official lists
The official lists we load every week for this market.
National Gambling Board (NGB)
Licence list
5 entries
loaded 9 Nov 2026
Every entry with its licence, brands and domains, and the week's additions and removals: in the product.
06
Enforcement
The regulator's decisions against companies, as published.
- Decisions in 2026
- 0
Sanction ranges in the law
5 provisions set the fines and other measures: Gauteng Gambling Act, 1995 (Act No. 4 of 1995); National Gambling Act, 2004 (Act No. 7 of 2004).
Case law
7 rulings of 1 court on this market's gambling rules, each linked to the rules it bears on.
- 21 Oct 2025 · Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa · 182/2024 & 215/2024
- 10 Nov 2023 · Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa · 660/2022
- 4 Sep 2023 · Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa · 1330/2021
References, breaches and the full list of the year: in the full report.
07
Sources behind this report
The official sources our weekly run reads for this market, by kind and publisher. 37 official sources.
- Texts the values are checked against
- 6
- Regulator guidance
- 8
- Laws and regulations
- 22
- Licence registers and official lists
- 1
Publishers
- Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board
- Financial Intelligence Centre
- South African Government (gov.za)
- National Gambling Board of South Africa
- National Treasury of South Africa
- ngb.org.za
- South African Revenue Service
- Acts Online (copy of the Government Gazette)
- Advertising Regulatory Board
- Department of Trade and Industry of South Africa (published on gov.za)
08
Library of acts
The laws, regulations and guidance the report is built on. 22 acts and guidance documents.
- Amendment of the Regulations relating to the Protection of Personal Information, 2018 (Information Regulator, tabled 21 January 2025; Government Notice 6126 of 17 April 2025)
- Binding General Ruling (VAT) 59 (13 December 2021): calculation of VAT for table games of chance
- Code of Advertising Practice: Gambling Code Appendix (Advertising Regulatory Board, version 2026-02)
- Fees – WCGRB
- Gauteng Gambling Act, 1995 (Act No. 4 of 1995), as amended up to Provincial Gazette 84 of 9 April 2009
- HCCH | #12 - Status table
- Interpretation Note 41 (Issue 3, 31 March 2014): application of the VAT Act to the gambling industry
- National Gambling Amendment Bill [B 27B-2018], as presented by the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry
- National Gambling Act 7 of 2004 (Government Gazette No. 26670)
- Currency and Exchanges Manual for Authorised Dealers (2026)
- Amendment of the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Control Regulations (Government Gazette 47302)
- Betting Rules of the Board (approved January 2017)
and 10 more in the full report
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