Gambling lawyer sends warning to communications minister Solly Malatsi

• Gambling lawyer Wayne Lurie said that communications minister Solly Malatsi could look forward to landing in court if he tried to restrict online gambling using telecommunications regulations.
• Communications minister Solly Malatsi said he would engage sector regulator ICASA on measures to regulate gambling on South African communications networks, and emphasised that gambling fell under the National Gambling Act.
• Lurie noted Malatsi's acknowledgement that gambling regulations fell outside the legislation and regulations under his portfolio, and said the minister was entitled to explore measures to protect consumers who access gambling products through mobile networks.