Roulette LIVE & Legal in South Africa at Sportingbet

Sportingbet, have introduced the first, fully licensed and legal offering, of live roulette games to the online betting market in South Africa.

This is available on the Sportingbet App or via their website by clicking HERE: wlsportingbeteur.adsrv.eacdn.com/C.ashx?...=38231&adid=47853&c=

Courtesy Sportingpost

www.sportingpost.co.za/2019/09/online-roulette-sportingbet/

Leading South African operator, Sportingbet, have introduced the first, fully licensed and legal offering, of live roulette games to the online betting market in South Africa.

For the very first time, South Africans can safely bet on roulette games in an entirely online environment (web or mobile) provided by a licensed South African bookmaker.

Why is this important? It means punters are assured that their winnings are valid and legal and will be paid out while not taxable and without investigation or questioning from South Africa regulators, SARB or SARS.

Utilising a series of live cameras, Sportingbet offers riveting roulette table video feeds from casinos, resorts and hotels around the world and provides South African players with the ability to bet on their favourite red/black, odd/even, straight up, split and number bets.

This is available on the Sportingbet App or via their website.

Roulette is a popular game in South Africa and punters have welcomed this offering which provides them with a remarkably intuitive user interface making the placing of bets both quick and easy.

Payouts are instantly credited to user accounts and can be withdrawn at any time.

The minimum bet size is R10, while the max single bet winnings are set to R5 Million meaning there’s almost no limit to the entertainment value provided.

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Dylan Liebenberg – Marketing Manager Sportingbet, said:

“It’s literally a game-changing moment for punters as Sportingbet becomes the first to introduce fully licensed and legal Roulette games to the SA market. I’m so proud to be part of a company that constantly provides cutting edge innovation and entertainment with the safety of its customers as its top priority. The real question must then be, what’s next for Sportingbet’s customers? Guess you will just have to watch this space!”

29 and neighbours Dave?

Local bookmakers have so called "Lotto Live Draws" every 3 minutes or so at the moment which to me is akin to roulette....

All the bookmakers have their live games ..

WSB, HW etc do Betgames, but the roulette is a first

Saves you going to a casino and much prefer a roulette wheel to lucky numbers.

....watta load of balls for the mindless punter.....:ohmy:

.....seriously again the thinner edge of the wedge ....yet the ultimate goal is to have online slots and card games too.....horse racing is seen by average gaming folk as yet another game of chance.....and that is why it has no chance....:S

Can definately see this turning into a wee drinking game after a few of the boys have been over for a braai.... Couple of coins on the table and the losers drink .... Could turn out very interesting lol....

Karma wrote: Can definately see this turning into a wee drinking game after a few of the boys have been over for a braai.... Couple of coins on the table and the losers drink .... Could turn out very interesting lol....

After all... It is national braai day on Tuesday

Anyone had a shot yet?

Government  Court ruling brings big changes for gambling in South Africa  Luke Fraser
 ·29 Oct 2025The National Gambling Board (NGB) has welcomed a Supreme Court of Appeal ruling, which places limits on bookmakers. The SCA ruled that, in terms of the Gauteng Gambling Act 4 of 1995, it is unlawful for bookmakers to offer fixed-odds bets on the outcome of a casino game, including roulette. The NGB said that the ruling affirms South Africa’s gambling policy approach to the regulation of casinos, betting, limited payout machines, and bingo as separate modes of gambling. Licensees are required to operate strictly within the parameters of their licensed gambling mode.South Africa does not permit online interactive gambling; however, the betting sector is allowed to offer fixed-odds betting through online platforms. Betting companies managed to circumvent the former by turning interactive gambling games like roulette into a livestreamed “sport” and offering fixed-odd betting.While this grey area was permitted by some provincial gambling boards, the Casino Association of South Africa took exception to this and challenged the matter in court.The NGB said that online bets by betting licensees were never intended to be extended to interactive gambling, as this remains unlawful as per the National Gambling Act. “By offering online casino-type games, certain betting operators are effectively operating as casinos, in contravention of the law,” said the NGB. “This is not only unlawful, but it is an unfair practice as licensed casinos are prohibited from offering similar casino-style games online.” The unfairness is exacerbated by casinos being subject to a higher tax bracket than bookmakers, despite the latter benefiting from having a broad market reach through the ease of access to online games. The SCA also rebuffed the bookmakers’ arguments that they are offering games as contingencies by betting on the outcomes of casinos. “This reaffirms the NGB’s interpretation that contingencies permitted in the betting sector refer to contingencies on events or occurrences that are still to take place and that casino games cannot be classified as events or occurrences.” Nationwide impact  While the judgment was based on the interpretation of the Gauteng Gambling Act, its implications extend to all bookmakers across the country. The NGB has called on all bookmakers who engage in the practice of offering casino-style games as their source of contingency to refrain from such practices and comply with the law. “The NGB calls on the Provincial Licensing Authorities to monitor that their respective licensees comply with the applicable law and their licence conditions, said Mr Lungile Dukwana, Acting CEO of the NGB. “Authorities also need to ensure that swift and decisive action is taken in accordance with the applicable laws of the country in cases of non-compliance.” The NGB has the legal authority to confiscate winnings associated with illegal gambling activities, and this includes offering gambling on an unlawful activity or contingency. Interactive gambling is one such unlawful activity. Winnings emanating from interactive gambling will also be isolated and confiscated. Furthermore, the NGA imposes criminal sanctions for anyone who contravenes the National Gambling Act. This can lead to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding R10 million or both.

......nothing like a few brown paper bags can't fix.....we have a serious gambling problem and the poorest of the poor are also on board ....as SASSA grantee's are chancing larger portions of their meager stipends to try and have a better life.....and then many more of the luckless land up starving....oh no