title: South Africa — Outlook: What is coming? | advennt.io canonical: https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/south-africa/outlook/ [Jurisdictions](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/) [South Africa](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/south-africa/) Outlook South Africa · Question 11 of 11 # Outlook: What is coming? Mixed · Probable · Not reviewed · 2 post-review updates · Not reviewed · [Back to full South Africa report →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/south-africa/) Key section parameters | Jurisdiction | South Africa (ZA) | |---|---| | Regulator | Recorded in register | | Favourability | Mixed | | Confidence | Probable | | Review status | Not reviewed · 2 post-review updates · Not reviewed | | Last collected | 11 Oct 2026 | Summary answer Online casino/poker legalisation has been in legislative limbo for nearly two decades. The DA's Remote Gambling Bill (B11-2024) completed public submissions in December 2024 but had not been debated by the DTIC Portfolio Committee as at 2026. The ANC's drop below 50% post-May 2024 improves reform pr… Not reviewed Information added after the 28 Aug 2026 expert review — published for currency and labelled not reviewed. 19 Sep 2026 Not reviewed The Remote Gambling Bill (B11-2024) passed the National Assembly in February 2026, carrying a proposed 25% gross gaming revenue tax, but industry legal analysts now place realistic implementation at 2027 or later, and no primary NCOP or National Gambling Board record confirms the bill's precise current parliamentary stage beyond secondary press reporting from outlets including 2oceansvibe and Vixio. Running in parallel, the National Gambling Amendment Bill remains before Parliament, proposing to reposition the National Gambling Board as a stronger regulator and to add an unlawful-operator register, per Moneyweb reporting. Separately, Gambling Advertising Regulations are expected before July 2026 according to a Department of Trade, Industry and Competition statement reported by Moneyweb, though as a regulatory instrument rather than primary legislation this carries a fragile durability rating pending actual publication. Together these three tracks represent the most active reform pipeline the sector has seen in over a decade, but each carries meaningful implementation-timing uncertainty. 6 Sep 2026 Not reviewed The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition established a dedicated Gambling Technical Committee in mid-2026, under the National Gambling Policy Council, to harmonise national and provincial rules and fast-track a new comprehensive online-gambling Bill. This is a probable-confidence, pre-introduction executive initiative rather than legislation, and carries fragile durability. No parliamentary timetable has been published for the existing Remote Gambling Bill (B11-2024), and realistic implementation of a unified remote-gambling framework is now widely assessed, with lower confidence, at 2027 or later. The reform trajectory this cycle is one of administrative momentum without corresponding legislative acceleration. ## Full section analysis Online casino/poker legalisation has been in legislative limbo for nearly two decades. The DA's Remote Gambling Bill (B11-2024) completed public submissions in December 2024 but had not been debated by the DTIC Portfolio Committee as at 2026. The ANC's drop below 50% post-May 2024 improves reform prospects, but timelines are uncertain and consumer-protection critics warn the current bill is more a licensing regime than a harm-prevention framework.