SOUTH AFRICAN ONLINE GAMING REGULATION WILL IMPACT
SOFTWARE VENDORS
17 August 2007
Developers of online gambling software will have
to meet strict criteria under proposed new regulatory
laws
More details are emerging on the proposed new law to
regulate and license online gambling in South Africa
(see previous InfoPowa reports) It is becoming apparent
that software providers with ambitions in that market
will have to be licensed in terms of the new amendments
to the National Gambling Act being proposed by the
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) .
Brian Muthwa, director of legal affairs at the DTI, told
the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on trade and
industry this week that such licences will be issued as
national licences. They include operator licences,
employee licences for key staff and licensing/testing
and certification of interactive gambling software,
equipment, and the manufacturers, suppliers and
maintenance providers of interactive gaming equipment.
“We have to ensure that all those who are involved in
the production and distribution of interactive gaming
software and equipment are properly licensed,” he said.
The regulatory requirements will extend to software
vendors located outside SA, who would also have to be
licensed, Muthwa said.
“This is because those games would be accessible to
South African players from anywhere in the world,” he
explained.
Conditions for awarding such licences would include a
commitment to socio-economic upliftment and compliance
with broad-based black economic empowerment
requirements, he concluded.
Online Casino News courtesy of
InfoPowa
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