By the end of the financial year FY2024/21, as at 31 March 2024, a total number of 38 casinos (out of a maximum of 41 licenses) were operational in South Africa. This follows the closure of Naledi casino in the Free State owned by Sun International following the covid-19 pandemic.
It is a criminal offence to engage in, conduct, or make available any gambling activity except: if it is licensed either under the Act, or a provincial law; or. if it is social gambling which is licensed or allowed in terms of provincial laws; or.