Second Chance For South Africa Online Casinos
Yes, it is true. This topic of legalized online gambling sites in and around South Africa is a topic that will not just go away. As much as some politicians wish that the issue would just disappear from their agenda, the reality is that there is rather large contingent of the South African population that much prefers online casino action rather than traipsing to one of existing land based casinos. The thing that some legislators don’t seem to have figured out as yet is that those South Africans that want to enjoy a spin or two or three with the newest online slot machine game are going to do so, legal online casino or not.
Yet some recent developments on this front may point to a way out. What is new is that there will actually be a real discussion on the so-called Remote Gambling Bill. You see, the Remote Gambling Bill is actually on the schedule to be discussed by the Portfolio Committee of the vaunted Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Of course you already know good and well that the DTI has in no uncertain terms been one of the stumbling blocks to legalized online casino action in South Africa for quite some time. Nevertheless, some insiders see this as a positive step forward.
As you probably know, there are untold thousands of illegal online casinos vying for the attention of the South African online casino player. Get this: that very important topic is on track to be discussed in quite some detail when the DTI Portfolio Committee takes up the Remote Gambling Bill. For the record, the Remote Gambling Bill is all about setting up legal online casino gambling sites in and around South Africa.
Really it does not even matter how you look at it. This is actually great news for the South African online casino player. Since in fact the Remote Gambling Bill is the pathway to legalized online gambling sites, maybe this time the Remote Gambling Bill will make it all the way through the arduous processes involved to become a law.
That being said, you don’t have to look very hard to see there are opponents to the passage of the Remote Gambling Bill working furiously behind the scenes to make sure that this Bill does not get passed.
So what will it be for South Africa? Will the government finally embrace online gambling sites and profit from the revenue? After all, there are numerous examples around the world that prove it works. Keep watch as Bill progresses.