Private Member's Bill Hopes to Legalise Online Gaming in South Africa Private Member's Bill Hopes to Legalise Online Gaming in South Africa
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Key Takeaways
  • South African opposition MP Geordin Hill-Lewis has produced the text of a proposed bill to legalize online gambling and invited public comment.
  • The Remote Gambling Bill aims to “provide a legal basis for the regulation and control of all remote gambling activities.
  • Hill-Lewis recognizes that the chance of his bill becoming law are slim. “It is important to note that Parliament and Portfolio Committee take the final decision on whether the Bill is passed into law or not.”

South African opposition MP Geordin Hill-Lewis has produced the text of a proposed bill to legalize online gambling, and has invited public comment.

He announced his intentions to do so in January.