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By The Weekly Edge desk ·
The National Gambling Board said a joint task team completed its first operations against illegal gambling in Limpopo. Participants included provincial gambling regulators and the South African Police Service.
The operations bring national, provincial and police enforcement bodies into joint action against illegal gambling.
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