South African casinos, like television, were relatively latecomers compared to the rest of the world - but they've certainly been making up for lost time over the past few decades. Probably the most famous casino of all in South Africa is the world renowned Sun City. This same chain has expanded significantly over time, and now boasts casinos is every major city as well as many of the most prominent and popular South African holiday resorts.

Casinos in South Africa are fully licensed and regulated, and offer much the same types of experiences that are to be had in their overseas counterparts, but in many cases with an authentic exotic African twist. The Palace of the Lost City springs to mind immediately as the best example of this, modeled as it is on an H. Rider Haggard novel.

If you're interested in an online casino South Africa has these too. Plenty of South African online casinos have sprung up in the wake of the world wide rush to gamble online. Some of these have gained pretty prominent market positions and offer gambling in South African currency as well as to overseas players. These online casinos use exactly the same casino software platforms as the overseas casinos, and you'll find that the two are virtually indistinguishable. One of the advantages for South Africans though, is that you can get local support and don't have to pay international rates for support centre phone calls!

For online gambling South Africa therefore offers casinos that have an international expertise combined with a local flavor, which is surely the best of both worlds. You'll find an excellent mix of different casino games on offer - certainly all that you would find in a land-based casino and then some. There are always great varieties available on the different types of table and card games, as well as plenty of different slots, ranging from classic 3 reel slots to the latest interactive video slots with enticing bonus features. Video slots players also have a wealth of games to choose from.

So you can rest assured that all your gambling needs are taken care of in South Africa, whether it be the desire to play in an elegantly glitzy and thoroughly modern land based casino with an African twist, or to fire up your laptop from wherever you are and place a few bets at a South African casino online.