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1. Budget
2. Manage Risk
3. Self Exclude

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🎓 Bet Chats SA launches “Insights Unveiled: Studio Interview Series” — hosted by Londie London! 🎤

📌 Venue: UJ Soweto Campus
📌 Date: 12 September 2025
📌 Time: 12:00 noon

Live discussions with students on responsible gambling, smart betting strategies, and more.

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When does that shift from culture to habit?

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In South Africa, sport is culture.

We don’t just watch.
We argue.
We predict.

And more often now — we put money behind our opinions.

Not for profit.
For pride.

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Can policy reduce harm — or is help coming too late?

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More people are reaching breaking point.

4,600 treated for gambling addiction last year (up from 2,600).

At the same time, SA is proposing a 20% tax on online gambling profits.

Question is:

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The behaviour cuts across income levels.

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A growing trend in SA’s workforce:

40% of employed individuals gamble regularly — often to manage short-term financial gaps.

It’s more common among younger, lower-income workers.

But it doesn’t stop there.

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This isn’t just participation.
It’s substitution.

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Groceries or a chance to make more?

South Africans are reportedly diverting food budgets into online gambling.

Online activity now makes up 60%+ of spend.

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Read the article → https://t.co/4pqP1OrUM9

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A worrying signal in South Africa.

R1.5 trillion was wagered in 2024/25.

Betting now makes up 70% of gambling revenue.

At the same time, the Responsible Gambling Programme reports a 55% rise in people seeking help.

What does this mean for youth exposure?

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Africa’s gaming market is evolving.
The safeguards must evolve with it.

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The conversation is getting bigger.

Lombo moderates a key discussion on responsible gambling and player protection at SiGMA Africa 2026 (3–5 March, Cape Town).

Africa’s gaming market is evolving.
The safeguards must evolve with it.

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From championing responsible gambling to now moderating at this flagship event.

This is just the start!

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This is massive!

SiGMA Africa 2026 – Africa's top iGaming & innovation summit – hits Cape Town 3-5 March at Grand Arena, GrandWest.

Shoutout to Lombo Mphande, Founder & Director of Bet Chats SA – stepping up as moderator to lead key discussions .

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It starts with one decision.

Then another.

UJ Soweto Campus students on loss, intuition, and why fast-paced games feel riskier than sports-based ones.

🎥 Watch the full video on the link below:

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Different views on risk.

Different levels of control.

UJ Soweto students speak on:

• Occasional participation
• Watching out for friends
• Responsible financial choices
• Risk vs reward thinking

🎥 Full video on YouTube