Research to determine the potential impact of the fourth industrial revolution on the current and future regulation of gambling in South Africa

Abstract

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is having, and will continue to have, a significant and multi-faceted impact on the gambling industry in South Africa, raising a wide scope of new challenges and demands for regulators. This report looks at the impacts including a scoping of the legal, policy, and regulatory environments, a scan of the technological dynamics of the 4IR and how these impact on the gambling sector, and in-depth interviews with a wide range of stakeholders. From a synthesis of these core knowledge resources, key issues have been identified for regulators.