Best Online Casinos

Land based or traditional casinos are a relatively new phenomenon in South Africa. Gambling within South Africa was prohibited by the 1965 Gambling Act and players had to go to the surrounding independent homelands of Transkei, Bophuthatswana and the Ciskei in order to have a flutter. Casinos began appearing 25 years ago and by the 1990’s mega hospitality group Sun International was in possession of all 18 licenses.

South African online casinos sprung up in the late 1990’s and there is a huge variety to choose from. Some of the best online casinos are African Palace Casino, Indio Casino, Pigg’s Peak and Silversands. The best online casinos use software from reputable international companies such as that of Microgaming, Playtech and Real Time Gaming. There are restrictions on licensing within South Africa at the moment, so most of S.A.’s online casinos are licenses in places such as Curaçau in the Antilles. The South African government will be passing a new law in 2009. The National Amendment Gambling Bill will be responsible for regulating and licensing South African online casinos.