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South Africa have taken a step forward in terms of legislating, taxing and permitting online internet gambling. South Africa’s Minister of Finance, Trevor Manuel, released a bill this week for public comment that plans to tax Internet gambling.
The bill will include a special tax on “interactive gambling” which was earlier regulated by South Africa’s National Gambling Amendment Bill approved by Parliament earlier in May 2008.
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Ryan Dreyer was crowned the King of Poker at 2008 Sun City Million Dollar tournament winning a large sum of $650,000. Danny K a popular South African artist claimed a 10th place victory in the tournament. Ryan Dreyer is well known in the industry as a commentator for DSTV All Africa Poker Channel in South Africa. He also managed to finish off in 2nd place in the recent PokerAce Tournament which took place at Gold Reef City.