South Africa’s online gambling prohibition is being mocked by the country’s largest opposition party as the government prepares to vote on new gambling legislation.

On Wednesday, Ghaleb Cachalia, the Democratic Alliance (DA) party’s Shadow Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, issued a statement mocking the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for hatching a plan to “ban the internet to stop online gambling.”

Cachalia (pictured) claims that Section 54 of the existing National Gambling Act ensures that the nation’s gambling and betting industries are “not closed off to competition but subject to normal market conditions.” But the ANC’s proposed revisions to the Act would grant regulators new powers to punish both online gambling operators and their customers.

Cachalia quoted DTI Minister Rob Davies’ 2016 comments about seizing the winnings of gamblers who wager with internationally licensed gambling sites. “We may not be able to stop you when you play the game, but when you win, we get you.”