Gaming revenue in South Africa increased by 3.8 per cent in the 2016-7 year, says the country’s National Gambling Board in its annual report.
However tax revenue dropped by one per cent to ZAR2.7bn with a total amount of ZAR27bn collected.
Casinos contributed the highest amount at 64 per cent, sports and horse betting revenues were up by 14.3 per cent and bookmakers’ GGR increased by 22 per cent, mainly due to the 2016 European Championships in football.
The limited payout machine market increased by 14.1 per cent reaching a total of ZAR2bn, probably due to the installation of machines in all provinces.
New operational bingo positions were installed in North West and Eastern Cape, leading to a 36.6 per cent increase in bingo revenues.
