A 1.5 trillion on gambling activities during the 2024/25 financial year which is an increase of R400 billion from the year before. – DTIC says that excessive gambling adverts is partly to blame for rapid surge in popularity of online gambling

20/10/2025 8 min
A 1.5 trillion on gambling activities during the 2024/25 financial year which is an increase of R400 billion from the year before. – DTIC says that excessive gambling adverts is partly to blame for rapid surge in popularity of online gambling

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Episode Synopsis

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Mr. Lungile Dukwana, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the National Gambling Board, about how South Africans spent R1.5 trillion on gambling activities during the 2024/25 financial year — an increase of R400 billion from the previous year. The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) says excessive gambling advertising is partly to blame for the rapid surge in the popularity of online gambling.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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