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South African authorities arrest 13 in Limpopo illegal gambling raids
By SectorWire desk ·
Summary
South African gambling regulators and police arrested 13 people during raids in Modimolle on 4 August and Lephalale on 6 August, citing Casino.com. Authorities identified five suspected illegal gambling businesses presenting themselves as internet cafés and seized ZAR10,853.10. The operations marked the new Illegal Gambling Task Team’s first provincial deployment before planned expansion across all nine provinces.
Why it matters
Regulators and police arrested 13 people in the task team’s first provincial deployment, preceding planned expansion across all nine provinces.