Factsheet
| Publication | BetData SA |
| Type | South African gambling-data research publication |
| ISSN | 2789-XXXX (pending) |
| DOI prefix | 10.xxxx (pending) |
| Editor | Sipho Mthembu |
| press@bet-data.co.za | |
| Corrections | corrections@bet-data.co.za |
| Funding model | Sister-network editorial revenue, salaried-editor model. No operator advertising. No affiliate links. |
| License | CC BY 4.0 (attribution required) |
| Datasets published | 6 (as of Q2 2026) |
| RSS | https://bet-data.co.za/rss.xml |
Citation formats
APA (7th edition)
Mthembu, S. (2026). SA Provincial Gambling Licence Watchlist [Data set].
BetData SA. https://bet-data.co.za/datasets/sa-provincial-licence-watchlist/Chicago author-date
Mthembu, Sipho. 2026. "SA Provincial Gambling Licence Watchlist."
BetData SA. https://bet-data.co.za/datasets/sa-provincial-licence-watchlist/.BibTeX
@dataset{mthembu_sa_licence_2026,
author = {Mthembu, Sipho},
title = {{SA Provincial Gambling Licence Watchlist}},
year = {2026},
publisher = {BetData SA},
url = {https://bet-data.co.za/datasets/sa-provincial-licence-watchlist/},
doi = {10.xxxx/sa-provincial-licence-watchlist-2026}
}Inline editorial
For shorter editorial reference:
...according to BetData SA's Provincial Licence Watchlist (bet-data.co.za)...
Story angles journalists are welcome to use
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Embed any dataset on your site
See embed instructions for iframe code. Currently available: SA Provincial Licence Watchlist (more on the way).
Sample press-release-style summary (free to reuse under CC BY 4.0)
BetData SA, a South African gambling-data research publication, has published the SA Provincial Gambling Licence Watchlist — a 9-board strictness model that ranks every provincial gambling regulator on a 1-10 scale using primary-source signals. The Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board (WCGRB) scores highest (10/10) on source-availability and timeliness, while the Northern Cape Gambling Board (NCGB) scores lowest (4/10). The full dataset is published under CC BY 4.0 with downloadable CSV and JSON files, and is available at bet-data.co.za/datasets/sa-provincial-licence-watchlist/.