Since inception in 1900, GOBA remains South Africa’s trusted, provincial Off Course Bookmakers Association, spanning over 100 years of collective industry experience.
As a Members Only conglomerate, GOBA prides itself on protecting and guiding Gauteng bookmakers with accessible licensing requirements, industry knowledge and ongoing professional regulatory advice, in alignment with the National Gambling Act.
At GOBA, we act on behalf of our members’ rights and respective stakeholders. We believe in representing our members with integrity and respect. We offer all our members the opportunity to do the same by encouraging accurate counsel on sports and lifestyle betting matters, as well as providing 24/7 access to current industry news, industry changes and information.
Our Association is governed by nine executive members, each of which are professionally associated with South Africa’s regulatory boards. This ensures that we remain progressively in touch and on the ground with industry updates and ahead of proposed amendments to both the National and Provincial Acts.
GOBA’s wide scope of membership benefits range from licensing regulations to legal assistance, arbitration of disputes, registration of clerks, FICA requirements and any general enquiries of interest to bookmakers and punters.
Our sports arena coverage in Gauteng extends to field sports, horseracing, lucky numbers and lifestyle betting, of which our esteemed team of trustees are adequately equipped to offer detailed assistance.
As a longstanding, reliable members association of Gauteng, GOBA is a leading regulatory board that continues to set the benchmark for trustworthy bookmaking in the 21st Century.