• National Gambling Act, 2004 (Act No. 7 of 2004)
  • Notice No. 960 of 2004
  • Act
  • Preamble
  • Chapter 1 : Interpretation and Application
    • 1. Definitions
    • 1A. Interpretation
    • 2. Application of Act
    • 2A. Purpose of Act
  • Chapter 2 : National Gambling Policy
    • Part A : Gambling activities
      • 3. Gambling activities generally
      • 4. Bets and wagers
      • 5. Gambling games
      • 5A. Interactive gambling transaction
      • 6. Pay-out and opportunity to play further game
      • 6A. Payment of prizes and remittance of profits and winnings
      • 6B. Dispute resolution and complaint procedures
      • 6C. Remittance to foreign nationals and external companies
    • Part B : Prohibited gambling, restricted activities and status of gambling debt
      • 7. Gambling in relation to illegal activities unlawful
      • 8. Unlicensed gambling activities unlawful
      • 9. Unlicensed dealing in machines and devices unlawful
      • 10. Unlicensed use of premises unlawful
      • 11. Unauthorised interactive gaming unlawful
      • 11A. Provision of interactive gambling facilities
      • 12. Protection of minors
      • 13. Restrictions on granting credit to gamblers
      • 14. Excluded persons
      • 15. Restrictions on advertising and promotion of gambling activities and granting of discounts
      • 16. Enforceability of gambling debts and forfeiture of unlawful winnings
    • Part C : Gambling Premises and websites
      • 17. Standards for gambling premises and websites
      • 18. Sites
      • 18A. Websites
    • Part D : Registration and certification of machines and devices
      • 19. Gambling machines or gambling devices
      • 20. Identification of gambling machines and devices
      • 21. National register of gambling machines and devices
      • 22. Gambling machines and devices to be registered
      • 23. Transfer of registered ownership or possession
      • 24. Criteria for issuing testing agent licence
      • 25. Calibration and certification of gambling machines or gambling devices
      • 26. Limited pay-out machines
      • 27. National central electronic monitoring system
    • Part E : Licensing of persons employed in gambling industry
      • 28. Gambling industry employees to be licensed
      • 29. Conditions of employment licensing
  • Chapter 3 : Jurisdiction and Licensing
    • Part A : Jurisdiction
      • 30. Jurisdiction of provincial licensing authorities
      • 31. Responsibilities of provincial licensing authorities
      • 32. Jurisdiction of board
      • 33. Responsibilities of board
      • 34. Oversight function of board
      • 35. Information sharing
      • 36. Conflicting exercise of concurrent jurisdiction
    • Part B : National licences
      • 37. Authority of national licence
      • 37A. Maximum number of interactive gambling licences
      • 38. Applicants for national licence
      • 39. Authority to issue national licence
      • 39A. Authority to issue interactive gambling operator licence
      • 40. National licence procedures
      • 41. Review of refusal to issue national licence
      • 42. Review of proposal to issue national licence
      • 43. Suspension and revocation of national licence
    • Part C : Provincial licences
      • 44. Licensing by provinces to comply with national norms and standards
      • 45. Maximum numbers of casino licences
      • 46. Limitation of rights applicable to licence
      • 47. Amusement games and machines
    • Part D : Licensing norms and standards
      • 48. Licence criteria, categories and conditions
      • 49. Disqualifications for employment licences
      • 50. Disqualifications and restrictions for other licenses
      • 51. Disqualification after licence issued
      • 52. Acquisition of interest by disqualified person
    • Part E : Additional norms and standards concerning non-employment licences
      • 53. Economic and social development issues to be considered
      • 54. Competition issues to be considered
      • 55. State interests
      • 56. Licence requirements, acquisitions and transfers
    • Part F : Licence investigations, decisions, transfer and surrender
      • 57. External probity reports
      • 58. Decisions
      • 59. Licence transfers
      • 60. Surrender of licence
  • Chapter 4 : National Structures
    • Part A : National Gambling Policy Council
      • 61. Establishment of National Gambling Policy Council
      • 62. Functions of National Gambling Policy Council
      • 63. Council meetings
    • Part B : National Gambling Board
      • 64. Continuation of National Gambling Board
      • 65. Objects and functions of board
      • 66. Relations with provincial licensing authorities
      • 67. Composition of board
      • 68. Conflicting interests
      • 69. Resignation, removal from office, and vacancies
      • 70. Meetings of board
      • 71. Committees of board
      • 72. Remuneration and allowances of members of board and committees
      • 73. Staff of board and remuneration
      • 74. Finances
      • 75. Accountability, audits and reports
  • Chapter 5 : Enforcement and Offences
    • 76. National inspectorate
    • 77. Powers and duties of inspector
    • 78. Breach of confidence
    • 79. Obstructing administration of Act
    • 80. Self-incrimination
    • 81. Failure to comply with Act
    • 82. Offences and breach of licence condition
    • 83. Penalties
    • 84. Magistrate's court jurisdiction to impose penalties
    • 85. Serving documents
    • 86. Proof of facts
    • 86A. Delegation
  • Chapter 6 : General Provision
    • 87. Regulations
    • 88. Repeal of laws
    • 88A. Tax on interactive gambling
    • 89. Short title and commencement
  • Schedule : Transitional Provisions
    • 1. Definition
    • 2. General preservation of regulations, rights, duties, notices and other instrume
    • 3. National Gambling Board
    • 4. National licences
    • 5. Development of interactive gambling policy and law
    • 6. Transitional maximum numbers of casino licences
    • 7. Excluded persons
    • 8. Regulations
• Notices
  • Prescribed Maximum Numbers of Casino Licences in terms of the National Gambling Act, 2004 (Act No. 7 of 2004)
    • Notice No. 350 of 2006
• Regulations
  • Regulations on Limited Payout Machines, 2000
    • Notice No. R. 1425 of 2000
    • 1. Definitions
    • Chapter 1
      • 2. Maximum number of limited payout machines
      • 3. Number of limited payout machines per site
      • 4. Prohibition of gambling by certain persons
      • 5. Stakes
      • 6. Prizes
      • 7. Progressive jackpots
      • 8. Central electronic monitoring system
      • 9. Categories of operator licenses
      • 10. Geographic distribution of limited payout machine ...
      • 11. Credit extension
      • 12. Registration or licensing of limited payout machines
      • 13. Standardisation of limited payout machines
      • 14. Movement of limited payout machines
      • 15. Registration or licensing of employees
      • 16. Employee report
      • 17. Publication of notice inviting applications for licence
      • 18. Issuing of request for application
      • 19. Clarification phase of application documentation
      • 20. Advertisement of application
      • 21. Public inspection and objection
      • 22. Confidentiality
      • 23. Investigation and evaluation
      • 24. Public hearings
      • 25. Recording requirements
      • 26. Deliberation and selection
      • 27. Issuing of licence
      • 28. Display of licence
      • 29. Advertising
    • Chapter 2
      • 30. Route Operators
      • 31. Machines available per site: route operator
      • 32. Accounting records
      • 33. Minimum internal control standards
      • 34. Internal audit function
      • 35. Audited financial statements
      • 36. Contents of the application for route operator licence
      • 37. Evaluation criteria for licensing route operators
    • Chapter 3
      • 38. Site operators
      • 39. Unsuitable locations
      • 40. Ownership of premises where gambling is conducted
      • 41. Operation of limited payout machines must not be primary business
      • 42. Supervision and location of limited payout machines
      • 43. Layout of site
      • 44. Hours of operation
      • 45. Contents of application for site operator licence
      • 46. Evaluation criteria for licensing site operators
    • Chapter 4
      • 47. Independent site operators
      • 48. Accounting records
      • 49. Minimum internal control standards
      • 50. Internal audit function
      • 51. Audited financial statements
      • 52. Licence to be issued to juristic persons only
      • 53. Unsuitable locations
      • 54. Ownership of premises where gambling is conducted
      • 55. Operation of limited payout machine must not be primary business
      • 56. Supervision and location of limited payout machines
      • 57. Layout of site
      • 58. Hours of operation
      • 59. Contents of the application for an independent site operator licence
      • 60. Evaluation criteria for licensing independent site operators
    • Chapter 5
      • 61. Provincial licensing authorities
      • 62. Monitoring function
      • 63. Procurement of financial and controlling interests in licensees
      • 64. Taxes and levies
  • National Gambling Regulations, 2004
    • Notice No. R. 1342 of 2004
    • Chapter 1 : Definitions
      • 1. Definitions
    • Chapter 2 : Restricted activities and status of gambling debt
      • 2. Excluded persons
      • 3. Advertisements
      • 4. Credit extension
      • 5. Prohibited transactions by licensed operator
      • 6. Unlawful winnings
      • 7. Standards for premises
      • 8. Exempted machines and devices
      • 9. Record by manufacturer
      • 10. National registry
      • 11. Registration of devices
      • 12. Transfer of devices
      • 13. Limited pay-out machines
      • 14. National central electronic monitoring system
    • Chapter 3 : Jurisdiction
      • 15. Oversight function of Board
      • 16. Information sharing
      • 17. Limitation on prizes for amusement games
      • 18. Employment licences
      • 19. Temporary licences
      • 20. Application for national licence
      • 21. National licence procedures
      • 22. Evaluation of proposed licence
      • 23. Disqualifications for licences or holding of financial interest
      • 24. Disqualification after licence issued
      • 25. External probity reports and national probity register
      • 26. Transfer of or acquisition of controlling interest in licence
      • 27. Surrender of licence
      • 28. Fees in respect of national licences
      • 29. Investigation costs in respect of national licences
      • 30. Procedure in respect of application for renewal of national licences
      • 31. Duration of national licences
      • 32. Accountability, audits and reports
      • 33. Administrative procedures
      • 34. General
      • 35. Short title and commencement
    • Schedules