Best live dealer casinos for South African players

Background

The South African government only recently introduced legislation paving the way for legalized online gambling in South Africa.  The National Gambling Amendment Act No 10 of 2008 was assented to by the President on 14 July 2008 and the National Gambling Board (at the time of writing) was undertaking the task of putting associated regulations in place.  In August 2009 an NGB delegation went to the established licensing jurisdiction of Antigua Barbuda to be schooled on a number of facets of online gambling regulation by the Financial Services Regulatory Commission (FSRC) with a view to adopting a similar framework.

NGB CEO Mmathebe Thebi Moja said in a press release regarding the fact finding mission, "The NGB has chosen to understudy their (FSRB) detailed policy and regulatory framework before implementation of our legislation that seeks to legalise and regulate online gambling."

As at the end of 2009, South African online gambling licenses had been awarded to only a handful of operators.  One of the most recent to gain a license (as at December 2009) was Victor Chandler, who wasted no time in setting up offices in Cape Town and launching a dedicated world cup website with full game schedule, news and odds.  South African are also welcome in their live casino.

[Update August 2010] The Johannesburg High Court ruled that unlicensed foreign online gambling operators are prohibited from accepting bets from South African residents. Further, media houses and advertising agencies were banned from advertising such operations with penalties applying for failure to comply. The NGB also requested the Reserve Bank to instruct banks to block credit card payments.

Leave to appeal this ruling has been granted and a final appellate court decision in pending.

Best live casino for South African players

The below casinos all offer live dealer casino games and South African Rand (ZAR) banking options

Casinos	Player access	Banking	Toll free support	Local language	Games
Read review  I  Visit	No restrictions	No deposit restrictions Can maintain account in rand (ZAR)	NO	YES	European based dealer room with Euro centric games
Read review  I  Visit	No restrictions	No deposit restrictions Can maintain account in rand (ZAR)	NO	YES	Asian based dealer room with Euro centric games and Asian favorite variations
Read review  I  Visit	No restrictions	No deposit restrictions Can maintain account in rand (ZAR)	NO	YES	European based dealer room with Euro centric games

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