{"id":34603,"date":"2026-10-06T02:40:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T05:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=34603"},"modified":"2026-10-07T03:10:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T06:10:14","slug":"south-africas-national-gambling-board-seeks-gambling-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/south-africas-national-gambling-board-seeks-gambling-study","title":{"rendered":"South Africa\u2019s National Gambling Board seeks new gambling study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The regulator wants to take a closer look at who is gambling, how they are playing and where problem gambling is emerging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NGB seeks fresh data on South Africa\u2019s gambling habits as it prepares a national study into gambling participation and problem gambling.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The research will cover all nine provinces and adults aged 18 and older, including gambling activity in rural and underserved communities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The findings could help shape future regulation by giving the NGB fresh evidence on player behaviour and problem gambling to support harm-mitigation measures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Africa.- South Africa\u2019s <strong>National Gambling Board<\/strong> (NGB) has opened a tender for a new study into gambling and problem gambling, with research set to cover adults aged 18 and older across all nine provinces, including rural and underserved communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tender, NGB 002(2026\/2027), was published on October 2, 2026 and seeks a <strong>research provider<\/strong> to carry out the study and analyse the data collected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NGB wants the research to cover different forms of gambling and examine the <strong>demographic and behavioural characteristics<\/strong> of people who take part in gambling. It will also look at the severity of problem gambling and provide evidence to support recommendations on gambling regulation and harm mitigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The research provider will be responsible for gathering the data and carrying out the analysis, using a structured questionnaire as part of the survey. The final work will include the research findings,<strong> statistical analysis<\/strong> and a master dataset, along with the questionnaire and presentations for the NGB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bids close on October 27 at 11 am, while a compulsory briefing session for prospective bidders is scheduled for October 16 at 11 am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tender comes as the NGB continues to focus on responsible gambling and <strong>player protection<\/strong>. In August, the regulator ran a <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/ngb-launches-five-day-responsible-gambling-outreach-across-western-cape?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/ngb-launches-five-day-responsible-gambling-outreach-across-western-cape?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">five-day outreach programme<\/a> in the Western Cape, with sessions aimed at young people and young adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The campaign came against a backdrop of high gambling participation. NGB figures have put <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/northern-cape-board-urges-african-regulators-to-strengthen-action-on-problem-gambling?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/northern-cape-board-urges-african-regulators-to-strengthen-action-on-problem-gambling?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gambling participation at 65.7 per cent<\/a>, while the industry generated R74.9bn (US$4.65bn) in gross gambling revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new research could give the regulator a clearer picture of who is gambling, the forms of gambling they are using and the extent of problem gambling across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/24b6acee-0343-46b8-97f9-c1df29422550-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/ngb-urges-stronger-safeguards-in-africas-digital-gambling-market\">NGB urges stronger safeguards in Africa\u2019s digital gambling market<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The regulator wants to take a closer look at who is gambling, how they are playing and where problem gambling is emerging.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":34613,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"South Africa's National Gambling Board (NGB) has launched a tender for a comprehensive national study into gambling participation and problem gambling across all provinces. This research aims to gather fresh demographic and behavioural data to inform future regulatory frameworks and enhance harm-mitigation strategies. The findings are expected to provide critical evidence for policy adjustments, impacting industry stakeholders focused on compliance and responsible gambling.","focusai_entities":"National Gambling Board (NGB)","focusai_location":"South Africa, Western Cape","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.7), product_ux (0.7), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Regulatory Impact Outlook","query":"What specific changes to B2C licensing conditions, responsible gambling mandates, or advertising regulations are anticipated following the NGB's national study findings?"},{"label":"Data-Driven Policy","query":"How will the NGB's comprehensive dataset on player demographics and problem gambling prevalence directly inform the development of new governance frameworks and harm-mitigation strategies?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60019,60011],"tags":[71,60075,60900],"class_list":["post-34603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-regulation-news","category-south-africa","tag-gambling","tag-problem-gambling","tag-research"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2809"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34603"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34603\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34709,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34603\/revisions\/34709"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}