The gaming and lotteries industry is made up of casino gambling, limited payout machines, sports betting, bingo and the National Lottery. South Africa has 38 licensed operating casinos and there has been a significant increase in sports betting facilities around the country, as well as bingo lounges, also known as mini casinos.
FY2020/21’s restrictive coronavirus measures lowered industry gross gambling revenue (GGR) by about 30%, the easing of restrictions and general recovery across the economy led to overall growth of 48% in FY2021/22. Overall, GGR in FY2021/22 totalled R34.4 billion, a figure above that of the preceding year of R23.4 billion and the year before the pandemic hit of R32.7 billion.