Senior Corporate Lawyer (Igaming)

Role Overview

Keep our client's South-African wagering entities fully licence-compliant, financially efficient, and ready for growth across the continent.

Job Type

Full-time / Permanent

Location

Cape town

Workplace

Hybrid

Requirements

Admitted attorney (South Africa qualified), 8 + years' corporate / commercial track record in betting, fintech, or other regulated sector.

Expert knowledge of National Gambling Act, provincial regulations, and SARB exchange-control rules.

Fluent English; Afrikaans or another local language strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Governance & filingsMaintain flawless CIPC records, B-BBEE certificates, UBO registers, and provincial-board corporate returns.

Licence managementLead new applications, renewals, share-change approvals, and key-person vetting with Gauteng, Western-Cape, and other boards; brief the MLRO on any conditions attached.

Commercial contractsDraft / drive negotiations for affiliate, data-feed, sponsorship, and white-label agreements; embed gambling-act requirements and CPA provisions.

Exchange-control & taxGuide finance on SARB approvals for dividends, loans, and IP royalties; flag thin-cap risks and withholding-tax triggers.

M&A / expansionRun legal due diligence for new African targets; manage data rooms, closing opinions, and post-merger integrations.

Dispute oversightOwn vendor, player, and regulator disputes; instruct and manage litigation counsel under capped-fee or AFA terms.

Policy & trainingRoll out signing-authority limits and director-induction packs; run annual governance training for local leadership.

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