{"id":42733,"date":"2026-10-07T12:47:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T10:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/responsible-gambling\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T12:47:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T10:47:41","slug":"responsible-gambling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/responsible-gambling\/","title":{"rendered":"Responsible Gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What&#8217;s On G covers lottery results and licensed gaming as part of Gauteng&#8217;s entertainment and tourism economy. Gambling is legal in South Africa only for persons <strong>18 years and older<\/strong>, and only with licensed operators. We want our readers to play responsibly &#8211; and to know exactly where help is if gambling stops being entertainment.<\/p><div id=\"gaute-2822346790\" class=\"gaute-after-paragraph-1 gaute-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><div class=\"gaute-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1852772760112594\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1852772760112594\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1819787043\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Free, confidential help &#8211; 24 hours a day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>National Responsible Gambling Programme (NRGP)<\/strong>, run by the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation, offers free and confidential counselling and treatment to anyone whose gambling is causing harm, and free support to their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Toll-free helpline, 24\/7: <strong>0800 006 008<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n<li>WhatsApp or SMS &#8220;HELP&#8221; to <strong>076 675 0710<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Email: <a href=\"mailto:helpline@responsiblegambling.org.za\">helpline@responsiblegambling.org.za<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Signs that gambling may be becoming a problem<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Spending more money or time on gambling than planned, or chasing losses<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Borrowing money to gamble, or gambling with money needed for essentials<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Hiding gambling from family, or feeling anxious and irritable when not gambling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The regulator in Gauteng<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gambling in this province is regulated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ggb.org.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Gauteng Gambling Board<\/strong><\/a>, an autonomous body established under the Gauteng Gambling Act to license operators and protect the gambling public. The Board and the Gauteng Tourism Authority are sister agencies under the Gauteng Department of Economic Development &#8211; our full relationship is described on the <a href=\"\/whats-on-g\/about-whats-on-g\/\">ownership and mandate page<\/a>. Licensed operators also offer self-exclusion programmes; the NRGP helpline can guide you through them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Winners know when to stop. National Responsible Gambling Programme: 0800 006 008.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s On G covers lottery results and licensed gaming as part of Gauteng&#8217;s entertainment and tourism economy. Gambling is legal in South Africa only for persons 18 years and older, and only with licensed operators. We want our readers to play responsibly &#8211; and to know exactly where help is if gambling stops being entertainment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-42733","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42733"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42733\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}