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From recreation to survival: Since the Covid-19 pandemic, sports betting and online gambling have outpaced traditional casino gambling, driven by the growing accessibility of online platforms. Photo: Supplied
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE INDUSTRY AND COMPETITION

South Africa’s online gambling scourge underscores need to regulate adverts

Online gambling generated over R59 billion in annual revenue, prompting calls for tighter rules to protect vulnerable groups

  • Aarti Bhana
6 min read
Measures such as affordability checks and formal financial vulnerability assessments are not mandated for gamblers in South Africa. Photo: File
GAMBLING

Is South Africa doing enough to protect gamblers?

Some measures are in place but others, such as affordability checks and formal financial vulnerability assessments, are not mandated for gamblers

  • Mduduzi Mbiza
6 min read