Online gambling illeagal in SA?

[FEN1X]

Business Day reported yesterday that the North Gauteng High Court ruled last week that it is now illegal to gamble using digital products inside South Africa.

According to the report, as well as scans of the ruling attached to it, the judgment was handed down by Judge NB Tuchten.

The article said that the effect of the decision is that not only operators of online gambling sites are in violation of the law, but gamblers themselves are as well.

ISPs and financial institutions involved in online gambling are also to be held liable, as well as those that advertise online gambling websites, Business Day reported.

The article went on to say that those found guilty of violating the gambling legislation would face a R10 million fine, ten years in jail, or both the fine and the jail time.

http://mybroadband.co.za/news/intern...w-illegal.html

Really?

[BattleMoose]

It is being appealed, afaik, it will still be legal until the appeal has been heard.

[Cleric]

To my knowledge it's been through several rounds of appeal. This has been going on since 1997.

Bottom line: It's not worth chancing it.

[BattleMoose]

Well, I got this in my email

Piggs Peak Casino

Tuesday, 24 Aug 2010

Dear ########,

Judgment has been delivered in the High Court of Pretoria and
unfortunately the judgment is against us.

On consultation with our Senior Legal Council they agree that we
should appeal this finding which we believe is totally incorrect.
Until the appeal has been heard and the outcome determined our
business will continue as usual as agreed with the Gambling Boards.

Yours Sincerely,

Lew Saul Koor
Operations Director
Piggs Peak Casino Swaziland

[Cleric]

Oh, I see. Thanks for the info.

[Bke]

As far as I understand it this is actually the result of a badly worded archaic law, and so is probably not going to be around for long if the appeal fails.

[Aesir]

As long as this means the end of those damned horrible silversands ads I'm ok with it.

[Scy7he]

How will Dolph Lundgren get work now?

[Higushi]

As long as this means the end of those damned horrible silversands ads I'm ok with it.

Hell yes. I'd push for this law just to get that crap off the air.