Online gambling grew 390% between 2021 and 2025, with R1,5 trillion wagered across the industry in 2024/25, nearly three-quarters online, an SRI report reveals.
Gambling addiction follows a destructive loop. It begins with an urge, leading to a bet, a win or loss, its consequences, and then the cycle repeats.
South Africa is losing more than R50 billion each year to illegal online gambling operations, as unlicensed foreign platforms now dominate nearly two-thirds of the country’s digital gambling market. The…