Licensed operators pay a provincial gambling tax on GGR. Counsel confines the 10-15% range to casinos and states that it depends on the province; the lower bound is unreconciled, this record's compliance figures having carried 6-15% against counsel's 10%, and the divergence is flagged rather than silently resolved. Statutory penalties differ by licensee type on counsel's authority: ZAR 50,000-500,000 for casinos, and ZAR 15,000-20,000 for bookmakers. The National Treasury has consulted since November 2025 on a 20% GGR tax on online gambling; the consultation is a sourced fact, but counsel's position is that there is no imminent threat of the increase, so it should not be read as impending or likely. Corporate tax is 27%, VAT 15% (gambling services treatment varies), and dividends withholding tax is 20%.
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South Africa · Question 05 of 11
Tax: What is the tax take?
Mixed · Probable · Expert approved · Back to full South Africa report →
Key section parameters
| Jurisdiction | South Africa (ZA) |
|---|---|
| Regulator | Recorded in register |
| Favourability | Mixed |
| Confidence | Probable |
| Review status | Expert approved |
| Last collected | 11 Oct 2026 |
Summary answer
Licensed operators pay a provincial gambling tax on GGR. Counsel confines the 10-15% range to casinos and states that it depends on the province; the lower bound is unreconciled, this record's compliance figures having carried 6-15% against counsel's 10%, and the divergence is flagged rather than si…