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from http://www.onlinecasino.org/news/south-africa-to-legalize-online-gambling-and-online-poker-1697.phpMore good news for online gambling and online casino firms. South Africa is next country to legalize online gambling and online poker.
According to casinocitytimes
SOUTH AFRICA – As reported by the South Africa Herald: “If you can’t beat them, join them . . . or at least regulate them. That is the attitude that the government has adopted towards the rapidly expanding online gambling and online poker industry.
“Having learnt from the United States that outlawing online gambling and online poker does little to solve the problem, the government is now on course to legalise online casinos.“…The SOUTH AFRICA government is expected to publish legislation before the end of the year that will regulate online gambling and online casinos”
More and more countries are deciding to legalize online gambling, latest Poland, Spain, Italy, Singapore, United Kingdom and now South Africa just to mention a few.
I missed the Singapore announcement …
Tell me more …
:hattip:TheGooner wrote:I missed the Singapore announcement …
Tell me more …
:hattip:Hi Gooner,
You can read more about Singapore here but it is not clear if they are refering to online gambling:
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/HJ31Df01.htmlahhh …
No – I think that this refers to their decision to allow Genting International to build a local casino Resorts World Sentosa on Singapore’s Sentosa Island.
Believe me – if Singapore is allowed online gambling then I have a hugely lucrative visitor base …
:bigsmile:Found this on Singapore, it explains the law:
http://www.wwlegal.com/index.php?module=subjects&func=viewpage&pageid=53
Singapore has not changed its stance with regards to online gambling.
They have approved the construction of two casinos in Singapore so some additional forms of gambling have been legalized – but online gambling is not likely to follow for at least a few years until they have studied the implications.
I just came back from Singapore and was asked about this very subject there – and had no choice but to skirt around the issue. There were three Singapore police officers in attendance, and at least one of them came to ask me questions 2-3x during the conference. I did not broach the subject of online gambling with him – I only answered his questions as best I could.
You’re a wise man Spear.
I want you at my side if I ever face such questions.
ah hell…… I’d like your attendance at anything I was at ….. but anyway .. ya … very smart of you not to put yourself in harms way.
Spearmaster wrote:but online gambling is not likely to follow for at least a few years until they have studied the implications.I assume that you mean until the citizenry almost force it by open revolt !!
sigh.gifSingapore and backstreet “illegal” gambling go hand in hand. I’m amazed by the specific enthusiam that they have for football gambling …
:bigsmile:Hmm, Interesting. Was watching TV last night and lo and behold theres an advert for PartyPoker. Was thinking how cool it would be to have my aff code on the end of that URL, but i was really surprised none the less.
TheGooner wrote:I assume that you mean until the citizenry almost force it by open revolt !!
sigh.gifSingapore and backstreet “illegal” gambling go hand in hand. I’m amazed by the specific enthusiam that they have for football gambling …
:bigsmile:They won’t force the issue
You can bet on football legally in Singapore: http://www.singaporepools.com.sg – which has been active since 1968.And – there is a lot less backstreet “illegal” gambling in Singapore than you think. The only reason there is any illegal gambling in Singapore is because the underground bookies give you credit.
Singapore’s time is coming. 20 years ago it was very colonial in nature, as well as being very strict – the only entertainment available was eating out at hawker stalls. But today, Singapore has transformed into one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world, with modern structures blending in with older buildings, the quays providing the setting for the now-throbbing nightlife, and soon there will be two new casinos, one a family resort on the isle of Sentosa, and the other in the Marina Bay area, rejuvenating an area which was beginning to look tired as residents and business moved back into the central business district.
Allowing the casinos was a great leap forward – when I spoke at a conference three years ago, I was not even allowed to mention the name Singapore when talking about the possibility of the city-state legalizing gambling. I proposed many ways in which they could control the gambling of their residents, from entrance fees (eventually set at S$100, or about $60), no bill acceptors in machines, no credit facilities, etc. – many of which eventually became part of the conditions under which casino licenses would be granted later that year.
Online casinos will equally not be permitted to accept residents of Singapore, at least not until they are satisfied that they have learned from the land-based operations and can adapt equally well to protecting their citizens online.
To be honest, I would like online gambling to be legalized now, but I accept that they must plan carefully before this can happen, much as in the past when Singapore separated from the state of Malaya, and a man often criticized for his eccentricity stood his ground and slowly but surely molded Singapore into an economic and technological powerhouse that today must be called the jewel of Southeast Asia, if not Asia as a whole.
Great news :wavey:
Spearmaster wrote:They won’t force the issue You can bet on football legally in Singapore: http://www.singaporepools.com.sg – which has been active since 1968.
And – there is a lot less backstreet “illegal” gambling in Singapore than you think. The only reason there is any illegal gambling in Singapore is because the underground bookies give you credit..
Spearmaster I’m not sure what your background here is – but I assume you that Singapore residents are VERY active online – because the monopoly Singaporepools company is nowhere near competitive in thier odds.
Fully 20% of my visitors have Singapore IP addresses … and that seems to be reflected in online accounts too.
:Nod:
