Historical poker guide. The article describes an earlier South African poker market and past tournaments. References to available poker rooms and casino offers are historical, rather than a current market survey.
Rand Online Poker was unheard of a few years ago. Rand Video Poker Players were accommodated at the various online casinos on the internet but as a Rand Player it was impossible to play “Live Poker” in Rands.
What we mean by “Live Poker” is playing poker games such as Texas Hold’em Poker, Omaha Poker against real players as opposed to a computer. Poker is now even being shown on TV in prime time. Read our article on Poker on TV to see why it has become so popular.
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Today there are no Rand poker rooms. Piggs Peak Poker stopped accepting players from South Africa on 28 September 2011.
Can South Africans play online poker today?
South Africa does not license online poker. The National Gambling Act of 2004 prohibits unauthorised interactive gambling, and the National Gambling Board has repeated this position. Poker rooms that accept South African players are based offshore. Only online sports betting with a licensed bookmaker is licensed here.
As a result, this page is a historical guide. It shows how the poker scene looked in the 2000s. It is not a list of places to play. For a South African-licensed option, start with our South African sportsbook reviews.
Piggs Peak makes another Poker Millionaire!
Darren Kramer ( also known as “kingkramer” ) has shown everyone that he is an Ace when it comes to playing poker. he won the R3,000,000 All Africa Poker Tournament, which took place at Piggs Peak Hotel and Casino in Swaziland on the 13th to 17th August 2008. Darren is well known at the AAPT and has made it to many final tables, but never managed to win the title, until now that is. After many long hours of poker play he finally won the title and walked away with the first prize of R1 million, as well as a World Poker Tour Boot Camp Package to the value of R70,000! “I am very happy. This is the one I always wanted to win,” said the new poker champion…. Read More
Raymond Rahme
does it again!!
Another R1million
won at the All
Africa Poker Tournament
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