Gambling revenues improved in Africa in 2014, despite challenging and weakening economies.
Gross gambling revenues in South Africa posted their second-largest annual increase over the past five years, with casinos taking the largest share of this growth by rising 4.5 per cent over the prior year.
Overall, gross gambling revenues in South Africa rose by R2.1bn in 2014. South African gross gambling revenues across most sectors of the market, excluding the national lottery, are expected to expand from R23.9bn in 2014 to R30.3bn in 2019, a 4.8 per cent compound annual increase.
