A First in South Africa, South Africa Casino Portal

(PRWEB) August 13, 2008 -- Gambling is a very popular pastime for South Africans and many land based casinos are well frequented. Sun International has for many years been sole provider of gambling entertainment to the South African public and will now have some strong competition with online gambling making its debut in the market.

Despite the popularity of gambling and the growing casino (http://www.southafricacasino.co.za/casino.php) industry, local gamblers are feeling the pinch as the economy continues to struggle. High petrol prices and cost of living has forced South African gamblers to make some very tough choices when it comes to their gambling budget. International gambling companies have been very interested in opening up the South African market as the potential for online gambling is huge. South Africa Casino is the front runner in offering various services directly to the gambling public and is certain to get a fair chunk of the online gambling business.

The site offers gamblers news about the world of online gambling as well as access to various international online gambling sites. Special bonus offers and other promotions from the Online casino (http://www.southafricacasino.co.za/) world are also advertised here. South Africans are new to the online gambling market and as such the market is still wide open. There is already an online credit card, UKash which will be sold in selected Shell garages, with this credit card South Africans can buy goods and services online without the inconvenience of conversion rates.

All the casino games advertised on the site has been reviewed by South Africa Casino to ensure that online players can use the sites with confidence. The games also have full descriptions of their rules as well as a "play" mode to introduce the new online gambler to the games.

While online gambling may not be fully legalised in South Africa, mainly due to tax concerns from the government, the National Gambling Amendment Bill will ease the way in no small measure.

For more information about all mentioned in this article refer to the first online South Africa casino (http://www.southafricacasino.co.za/).

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