Official languages: Afrikaans, English
Population: 47,900,000
Currency: South African Rand (ZAR)

Current Exchange Rate
1 EUR = ZAR
1 GBP = ZAR
1 USD = ZAR

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Sports Betting in South Africa
Nearly all forms of gambling in South Africa were banned from the mid-1600s until 1994. From the mid 1960s to the 90s, the only legal form of gambling in the country was horse racing. It is still very popular today with 12 tracks around South Africa where horse racing events take place.

Other forms of sports betting are now also legal in South Africa. There are 300 sportsbooks and 400 totalizator outlets where punters can place wagers on not just horse races but all kinds of sporting events. Players can also make sports wagers with SportStake, a sports lottery run by the state. The lottery involves predicting the outcome of 12 consecutive football matches, and covers South African, English, and other major pro football leagues.

Online Sports Betting in South Africa
As of late 2011, there was no legal internet sports betting in South Africa. The government of South Africa has been battling against online gambling for years, culminating in the South African Supreme Court declaring that all forms of online wagering and online gambling to be illegal. Stalled legislation from 2008 designed to regulate online gambling and sports betting in South Africa will pave the way for South African internet bookmakers in late 2012, once the government gets around to signing it.

Until such a time, South African punters wishing to place wagers on sporting events over the internet must use foreign based online sportsbooks in South Africa. These are sites hosted in different regulated markets around the world who happily accept all bets on sports from South Africans punters.