CASINO SOUTH AFRICA Gambling ‘highly concentrated’ in South Africa 8 months ago Samuel Post Views: 264 Gambling in South Africa is ‘highly concentrated’ according to a study carried out by the country’s Competition Commission. The publication Gaming for Africa reports today that the study, Measuring Concentration and Participation in the South African Economy, flags up the failure by licensing processes to spread ownership across the sector. It notes that out of 144 sectors examined, 69.5 per cent were “highly concentrated” and licensed industries such as gambling were highly characterised by merger and acquisition activity that has served only to increase concentration. It notes that the industry has seen three companies, HCI/Tsogo Sun, Sun International and Goldrush, control “vast pars of the industry due in large part to licensing and past merger activity.” “Tsogo Sun and Sun International control over 80 perc ent of casino gambling and have through mergers and new licences control of 77.5 per cent of limited payout machines. Gold Rush’s purchase of Crazy Slots in 2016 helped to strengthen its position in the LPM segment,” – said the report. Source: intergameonline.com About Post Author Samuel I am a journalist specializing in gambling in Africa and around the world. I am particularly interested in stories about games and casinos. See author's posts SamuelI am a journalist specializing in gambling in Africa and around the world. I am particularly interested in stories about games and casinos. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Tags: Casinos, report, South Africa, Sun International Continue Reading Previous Playtech unveils new state Live Casino studio in Zürich for Swiss CasinosNext The End of an Era for Macau’s casino business More Stories CASINO WORLD NEWS Top actors who play in online casino games 2 days ago Samuel EXPERTS SOUTH AFRICA BMM South Africa gets licensed to provide compliance testing services in Tanzania 2 days ago Iwo Bulski EXPERTS SOUTH AFRICA GLI Africa expands service offering 3 days ago Samuel EXPERTS SOUTH AFRICA Illegal slots seized, destroyed in raids 5 days ago Iwo Bulski CASINO Why do people love slot machines? 2 weeks ago Samuel ONLINE SOUTH AFRICA Africa Records a High Number of Gamers 2 weeks ago Iwo Bulski BETTING SOUTH AFRICA South African start-up wagers on peer-to-peer betting 3 weeks ago Szarlot ONLINE SOUTH AFRICA How gambling has evolved world-wide 3 weeks ago Iwo Bulski ONLINE SOUTH AFRICA Online slots go live in South Africa 4 weeks ago Iwo Bulski LOTTERIES SOUTH AFRICA Top Lottery Exec to Face New Corruption Inquiry 4 weeks ago Szarlot ONLINE SOUTH AFRICA South Africa Plans To Regulate Cryptocurrencies 4 weeks ago Szarlot CASINO GAMES Top reasons to play online slot machines. 1 month ago Fahad Luyzburg Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.