Swaziland

Regulations on currency exchange prohibit Piggs Peak from paying customers in any currency other than the rand, so the company may only offer its services to nations that are part of the Rand Common Monetary Area, which includes Swaziland, South Africa, Namibia, and Lesotho. In 2007, the South African Pretoria High Court banned all Swaziland-based sites from accepting wagers from South African residents. The ruling also forbids the advertisement of Swaziland-based Internet gambling sites in South Africa. Because Piggs Peak’s license for online operations is an extension of its land-based operation, the company pays the same company tax and tax on gross win that it does in its brick-and-mortar casino.

Piggs Peak has been granted leave to appeal to the Bloemfontein High Court at a future date to finalize the legality of online gambling in South Africa. Meanwhile, Piggs Peak’s three gambling websites are all operational. A date has yet to be set with the Supreme Court of Appeals in Bloemfontein to hear the matter.