South African Gambling Lawsuit

The High Court of South Africa is hearing a case today regarding an internet gambling site. The Supreme Court of Appeals in Bloemfontein is listening to a case involving a company called Casino Enterprises, but the lawsuit pertains to their subsidiary Piggs Peak Online Casino.

Casino Enterprises wants to receive a judgment that says the site is legal because it is located in Swaziland, not in South Africa. You can access the site in South Africa, but its servers are not located there – and therefore the company says they are within their legal rights to continue operating the site. They claim to be part of the common monetary area and therefore not

They say that they are regulated by the Swaziland Gambling Board, and that they are perfectly legal. The company runs other gambling subsidiaries as well, but this is the one in question. A judge previously ruled that they had to redraft their petition as it did not originally disclose why they wanted the order.

With Hartzeberg’s ruling sitting there while the casino redrafts the documents, both sides are saying that they are winning. Those opposed to the casino, such as the National and Gauteng Gambling Boards say that they will be able to go after online casinos now. Those supporting the casino say that this just proves that their activities were legal.

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