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Online Poker banned in South Africa |
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Tags:
forbidden, gambling, high court, north gauteng, online, poker, south africa.
Posted on 26 August 2010 by "T".
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 A high court in the state of North Gauteng, South Africa has in a sentence come to the conclusion that all types of online games with money involved are forbidden. The decision will take affect immediately all over South Africa. The new law means, for example, that's is no longer possible for anyone in South Africa to play poker or organize poker tournaments online.
People who break against the new law will get huge fines and also risk time behind bars. The max penalty, however, is a R10 million fine and up to 10 years in jail, or both.
Please write your personal thoughts on the ban of online gambling in South Africa. We are also interested to hear from people who live in countries (Thailand, USA, Dubai, Japan etc) where it's not allowed to play for money online.
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| oliver082298 | 27/08/2010 07:38:52 GMT |
Posted by Supererou:
WTF...Idiot decision.
Governments must think that online poker can be a good source of money for them on this time of economical crysis so why ban it when you too can make profits from it?
I can not understand this kind of decisions...
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I mean why don't they put some kind of taxes instead of banning it forever?Like when a player wants to cashout a very little percent of the sum he wants to cashout would go to tha state as an imposit or something.Maybe I am saying bullshit here but I simply dont understand this decision. |
is any1 here a resident at south africa? i guess they're the one's that should make a reaction.... 
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| Fackinas | 27/08/2010 07:57:06 GMT |
| I have not seen a lot of africa players in poker .. and they are living not so good as Europe or America ... SO I vote for no But I think there is not a huge problem.
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| wias | 27/08/2010 09:27:20 GMT |
| I think if somebody want to play poker, he/she find the way to do it.
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| Pjot | 27/08/2010 10:33:48 GMT |
Posted by Supererou: Posted by Pjot: Posted by Supererou: Posted by Pjot:
I don't think the poll was that nessecesary. Who, on a pokerforum, would vote _for_ such a decision? Except someone who just got busted because of the evil rigg, that is? |
Yeah now that you said it I really think it wasn't necessary.There can't be anyone who agrees to that except for the ones who decided it. |
And just to prove I was wrong two people has voted yes!  |
Yeah those two must be economic experts or something like that. |
He he... I do belive so....
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| crusher007 | 27/08/2010 11:59:15 GMT |
Hi
Stupid decision!
The goverment isnt getting a cut of the action,maybe thats why they did it,watch the goverment will have their own online soon so they can benefit from the profits..
In canada,b.c. the goverment started their own online gambling business because they knew they were losing $$ to offshore gambling,we are having poker soon too.
crusher007
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| mazas | 27/08/2010 12:06:40 GMT |
strange decision but goverment just do it but think some ilegal programes help them play online poker becouse nothing can stop this
good luck all 
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| SimpLe-SI | 27/08/2010 16:30:22 GMT |
I'm from South Africa and this effects me directly.
Sick thing is that in some occasions murderers and rapists dont even get such a hefty jail sentence. SA needs to sort out other shit before they start targeting people who gamble for recreational purposes.
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| Gottfriedx | 28/08/2010 08:14:53 GMT |
Well, it is South Africa though, but still...
People will find ways anyway, it is waaaaay toooo popular.
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| JunkyMonkey | 28/08/2010 15:32:04 GMT |
"I'm from South Africa and this effects me directly.
Sick thing is that in some occasions murderers and rapists dont even get such a hefty jail sentence. SA needs to sort out other shit before they start targeting people who gamble for recreational purposes."
That's the point! Your absolutely right...
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| cornel7288 | 28/08/2010 17:17:39 GMT |
| there are many fact that we should keep in mind to make a supposition
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| IslandJack | 28/08/2010 22:08:05 GMT |
Posted by SimpLe-SI:
I'm from South Africa and this effects me directly.
Sick thing is that in some occasions murderers and rapists dont even get such a hefty jail sentence. SA needs to sort out other shit before they start targeting people who gamble for recreational purposes. |
Any idea then why they decided this?
I don´t really see any explanation in the article.
And to those guys talking about 10%, even 0.1% tax, try living in Belgium.
Once they get it regulated, and they´re working on it, it´ll be more like 40% here. No joke on that!
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| 911insidejob | 29/08/2010 01:15:33 GMT |
| no of course not the government can have their lotteries but we can't have poker haha
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| Dukbek | 29/08/2010 06:49:47 GMT |
its fucked up..im a South African poker player and im used to play on piggs peak..its closed down till appeal have been heard and judge. We stil have a opperating poker site "Silversands" but as i read on ur post topic..it state if we play their we might bump with law..
They made it illigal due the goverment cant tax us on the poker money so they made it illigal (as i heard)
So ill just go play at overseas poker sites and use my moneybookers acc.
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| dozn01 | 29/08/2010 09:10:40 GMT |
if the goverment could control the air that we breath in they would charge us for it,
thank god they carnt........................
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| AnbuBlackOPs | 29/08/2010 13:11:00 GMT |
| well this sucks for all south africans who play online poker....like in my country i think you have a incapable government.
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| humito | 30/08/2010 08:45:42 GMT |
This is rediculous!!!
I live in thailand where all gambling is ILLEGAL ha! what a joke.. these laws just push it underground and cause more problems than they solve !!!
In the open and properly regulated is the only way!!!!
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| triffu | 30/08/2010 10:52:51 GMT |
| it's not ok...you should be aloud to do what ever you wannt with your hard earned cash!!! i agree with humito this law will only push it underground
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| mazas | 31/08/2010 09:28:38 GMT |
| bad decision but still think they willplay poker using illeal programs and nobody stop them
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| JrMontana08 | 31/08/2010 13:50:20 GMT |
| This is ridiculous... Murderers and rapists do not even get that kind of a sentence most of the time.
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| RianBarcelos | 31/08/2010 14:24:09 GMT |
cant believe, the cash is yours, you spend it how you think is better...
so, by that and other reasons, i love my coutry, BRASIL.
lolol
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| MANUEDO | 03/09/2010 12:24:38 GMT |
Posted by magatt966: Posted by Supererou:
Governments must think that online poker can be a good source of money for them on this time of economical crysis so why ban it when you too can make profits from it?
I can not understand this kind of decisions...
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I mean why don't they put some kind of taxes instead of banning it forever?. |
Italy did it.....italian government doesn't waste any chance to get money from its citizens  |
Totally agree  I must confirm they don't miss any possibility to squeeze us like a lemon 
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| AbuDhabi | 06/09/2010 19:06:56 GMT |
this is the future
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XjP3nSE2r0
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| Scotty20255 | 06/09/2010 23:45:28 GMT |
| all games are up and running, they got the appeal process started so the order is stayed until the outcome of the appeal.
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| giginicola | 07/09/2010 14:13:03 GMT |
| I heared the same thing. In future we will not be able to play online poker Is very strange why...
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| Mudadzija | 10/09/2010 14:35:36 GMT |
| They should've banned those bloody annoying vuvuzele trumpets. Did more harm to my nerves then any poker game.
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