{"id":47901,"date":"2026-10-14T09:31:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T07:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=47901"},"modified":"2026-10-14T09:31:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T07:31:01","slug":"sa-gambling-industry-faces-growing-pressure","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/sa-gambling-industry-faces-growing-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"SA gambling industry faces growing pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"x_aboveBlackLine\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">South Africa&#8217;s (SA) gambling industry is facing growing pressure to protect players and tackle illegal operators.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Casino and hospitality group Sun International has launched a Responsible Gambling Charter aimed at reducing gambling-related harm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The move comes amid concerns about problem gambling and the growth of unlicensed operators, as calls grow for stronger regulation.<\/p>\n<p>Gambling is a major economic activity in SA, providing jobs and generating revenue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">However, authorities say the industry also presents regulatory challenges, particularly when it comes to illegal gambling operations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Gauteng Province Member of the Executive Council for Economic Development, Agriculture and Rural Development, Vuyiswa Ramokgopa, says the scale of the industry requires strong oversight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":44429,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[44],"class_list":["post-47901","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-finance","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"","published_date":"","news_description":"SA gambling industry is facing growing pressure","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/47901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/47901\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47903,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/47901\/revisions\/47903"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=47901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}