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SABA challenges National Gambling Board position on remote gambling servers

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The South African Bookmakers Association said the National Gambling Board's clarification on remote gambling servers risks confusing lawful online betting with prohibited interactive gambling. The NGB said remote gambling servers are not among the systems permitted under the current framework. SABA argued that server technology alone does not show that a bookmaker offers interactive gambling.

The competing interpretations affect how licensed bookmakers assess online betting systems against national gambling rules.

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SARGF condemns World Sports Betting promotion at Pretoria preschool

The South African Responsible Gambling Foundation (SARGF) condemned a World Sports Betting promotion held in a preschool classroom in Pretoria, South Africa, after video footage appeared on social media. The promotion included a prize-wheel activity and an offer of an extra reward to a teacher who could show an active betting account. The college’s executive management and preschool principal apologised, saying school leaders had not been told about the arrangement in advance.

Footage posted on social media shows World Sports Betting (WSB) staff running a commercial promotion inside a Cornwall Hill College preschool classroom in Pretoria, and the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation (SARGF) condemned the safeguarding lapse involving children.

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