The South African Responsible Gambling Foundation (SARGF) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the prevention and treatment of disordered gambling.
We have helped over 18,500 problem gamblers through our treatment and counselling programme and have been in operation for 18 years.
The South African Responsible Gambling Foundation (SARGF) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the prevention and treatment of disordered gambling.
We have helped over 18,500 problem gamblers through our treatment and counselling programme and have been in operation for 18 years.
SARGF is funded by licensed gambling operators (excluding the National Lottery) and the contribution is 0.1% of Gross Gambling Revenue (GGR), that is, amount staked/wagered less winnings paid to players.
The Foundation also undertakes special projects at the request of provincial gambling boards. As a not for profit company (NPC) and like many other NPCs in South Africa, the Foundation operates on a limited budget.
Not only do licensed gambling operators
provide funding, they also support the Foundation’s National Responsible Gambling Programme (NRGP), including awareness interventions through their own communication campaigns. Their adverts are accompanied by the SARGF responsible gambling slogan/tagline, “Winners know when to stop”.
NRGP collateral such as slot machine stickers, posters and information brochures are also made available at licensed gambling points, raising awareness on problem gambling and the NRGP’s services, namely, counselling and treatment programmes.
Education programmes are run for operators’ employees, to equip them in identifying disordered gamblers and what to do when they come across a disordered gambler.
Mrs. Sibongile Simelane- Quntana was appointed as Executive Director in February 2016 and has over 10 years of experience with solid background in research, managing institutional programmes, organisational planning, policy development, project management, programmes evaluation and monitoring.
She is currently completing her Masters’ Degree in Public Administration and Management with the University of the Witwatersrand, and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Administration and Management, a Post Graduate Diploma in Arts and a Bachelor’s Degree in Education with the University of the Witwatersrand.
Advocate Joe Nalane was appointed on the 25TH July 2016 as the Chairperson of the Foundation. Advocate Nalane brings a wealth of leadership experience with a solid a background in law as an advocate and a former attorney at the High Court of South.
Advocate Nalane is a graduate of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, University of the Witwatersrand and the University of Johannesburg where he obtained the following B.Proc. (UKZN), a L.L.B. (Wits), and a L.L.M. in Corporate Law from UJ.
