Casinos and gambling houses in South Africa are being pushed to the side in favour of online betting.
Recent data from Statistics South Africa show that income from bookmaker and online gambling services has risen sharply, by 72%, while income from casino and gambling houses has declined.
Stats SA explained that the country’s gambling and betting industry is booming, with gross gambling revenue reaching R59.3 billion in the 2023/24 financial year.
This represents a 25.7% rise from R47.2 billion in 2022/23 and a sharp increase from R34.4 billion in 2021/22 and R23.3 billion in 2020/21.
This growth was primarily driven by betting, a big change from just a few years ago, when the casino industry was the most popular form of gambling.
