Online Gambling South Africa

The online gambling landscape in South Africa has been an international talking point for many years. South Africa was considered a front-runner for offering offshore online gambling companies licenses in a economically stable environment, with a legal system that would be considered suitable by an international audience. Unfortunately, the opportunity was missed, and South Africa is still in a state of flux as far as online gambling laws are concerned.

Nevertheless, thousands of South Africans enjoy online gambling as a form of entertainment. This is the beauty of the Internet, it does not matter where in the world you are. As long as you have a decent Internet connection, you can experience the thrill of online casino gambling, online sports betting, online poker and betting on horse racing.

There is of course the issue of gambling in South African Rands. Many people will prefer to gamble in Rands,. which is only natural. The truth of the matter is that firstly, you are limiting your choice. Very few gambling sites offer play in Rands (although we feature the ones that do here). Secondly, many South Africans are probably wary of gambling in a foreign currency like UK Pounds or Dollars. The good news is that this needs to be of no concern any longer. It has become extremely easy to deposit money with, and withdraw money from gambling sites in foreign currency. In fact, you don't even have to think much about the foreign currency issues. We deal with this issue separately.

So where should you go for your online South African gambling? What follows is a short summary of some highly recommended sites. We will deal with the different categories of online gambling in separate articles. Remember, we do not simply make sweeping statements about the sites we recommend - we back it up with a $1000 deposit guarantee, or in your case, we will guarantee your deposits up to R6500 - read more about this service).

South African Gambling - Online Casinos

Of all the forms of online gambling, South Africans have the most choice to gamble in Rands when it comes to online casinos.

	South African online gambling does not get any better than at African Palace Casino. A R5000 welcome bonus will get you on your way at this Playtech casino. If you are a slots player you will be happy to know that the African Palace slot games jackpot can total at R8 000 000.
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	We have a long working history with Casino Las Vegas, and this is one of few international online casino who cater specifically for the South African market. The casino is powered by Playtech, with over 80 top games. You will receive a R2600 welcome bonus (R650 on your each of your first four deposits). This casino has delivered some of the biggest online progressive winners in history.
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Again, you can play at any of the online casino featured in our online casino guide - there are many to choose from.

South African Gambling - Sports and Horse Racing Betting

If you are a sports betting or horse racing fan, the world is your oyster. Many of the world's biggest online sports and race books provide excellent coverage for South African sports and racing events, and also allow you to bet in Rands. In fact, the odds are often better at these international books than you will find locally (e.g. trackside and tote odds). Many South African sports betting fans are quite familiar with the UK bookmakers, and most of them offer odds on South Africa racing as well as sporting events of interest to South Africans.

	VC Bet is one of the most respected bookmaking operates owned by the charismatic Chandler family. VCBet.com is a full service online betting and gambling operation. You can bet on South African sports like the Tri-nations rugby, South African horse races, and just about any international sporting market in the world. Receive a free 50 pound bonus when you join. Play poker and casino games too.
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Ladbrokes is probably the largest British bookmaker when it comes to online wagering. The reason for this is that they moved much faster than the other bookmakers when it came to taking online bets. Being a British bookmakers, there is tons of action in the sports that South Africans love, including rugby, soccer and cricket. Ladbrokes offers you one account from which you can bet on sports, play casino games and play poker. The Ladbrokes website in our opinion is one of the best in the business. It is very simple to use. You can use a South African credit card, but we advise you to open a Neteller account. The website makes specific recommendations related to banking for South African players.

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South African Gambling - Online Poker

	Poker Stars is the second largest online poker rooms in the world. It is almost always possible to find a game to buy into, as there are tens of thousands of people online at any time. PokerStars offers some of the biggest guaranteed tournaments online, and is the home of the last three World Series of Poker winners.
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For many more online poker rooms. visit our online poker guide.

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