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Industry
June 3, 2025
Kenya’s Digital Content Creators Association Slams Ban on Influencer Gambling Promotions
A Kenyan trade union has expressed discontentment with the local gaming regulator’s lack of consideration for the opinion of key industry stakeholders when making important decisions. This comes as Kenya’s Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB) just released a directive prohibiting the use of influencers, celebrities, and content creators in all forms of gambling ads. […]
Industry
May 30, 2025
Kenya Bans Influencer Gambling Promotions
Kenya’s Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB) released a directive prohibiting the use of influencers, celebrities, and content creators in all forms of gambling advertisements. While this move could significantly impact the nation’s thriving betting endorsement market, authorities remain adamant that such a ban will have positive long-term implications and is a necessary step toward […]
Industry
May 21, 2025
Kenya Tightens Gambling Rules Amid Concerns of Potential Tax Evasion
Kenya’s gambling regulator, the Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB), has initiated a multi-agency effort to revamp the betting industry’s operational guidelines. Kenya Announces New Gambling Regulation Team The regulator wants to have more control over advertising, underage participation, and gambling hours. According to the BCLB, the new team tasked with this is comprised of […]
Industry
April 29, 2025
Kenyan Watchdog Gives Two-Week Ultimatum to Betting Broadcasts
Kenya’s media houses are under pressure to clean up their content or risk losing their broadcasting licences. 14 Days to Comply The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has given radio and TV stations just 14 days to significantly reduce the amount of betting-related content they air. The crackdown follows mounting public frustration over the flood […]
Legal
November 13, 2023
Kenyan Bill Seeks to Introduce a New Regulator and Overhaul Gambling
Kenya is on the path to significant gambling reforms. Under a new bill, the African country is set to establish a new regulatory body and overhaul its gambling rules. The measure, dubbed Gambling Control Bill 2023, would replace the Betting, Control and Licensing Board (BCLB) with a new regulator. In addition, the bill is set […]
Industry
July 28, 2022
Kenyan Authorities Report Suspicious Jackpot Wins Tied to Money Laundering
Authorities in Kenya have flagged lucrative jackpot wins as potential money-laundering activities. The review was launched by Fred Matiang’i, the interior cabinet secretary, and noted that the owners of the betting companies may launder billions of shillings through the wins. Kenyan Laws Don’t Require Operators to Report Suspicious Activities Current laws in Kenya state that […]
Industry
July 4, 2022
Kenya’s Licensing Demands Stump License Renewals and New Applicants
Kenya’s gambling industry has been unable to regulate properly, with a number of legal challenges, threats, and repeated country exits taking place over the past couple of years. Now, a new report by the Betting Control and Licensing Board has established that the country’s applicants for new and renewed licenses have not been able to […]
Sports
April 22, 2022
Kenya to Ramp up Excise Tax on Gambling to 20%
Authorities in Kenya are proposing to bring back the controversial betting tax rate of 20% which forced Sportpesa out of the country in 2019. The change is introduced via the 2022 Financial Bill. Amendments to the Excise Duty Act 2015 The 2022 Financial Bill, which already passed its first reading at the National Assembly on […]
Legal
February 24, 2022
Kenya Continues to Clamp Down on its Gambling Industry
The government of Kenya’s capital city of Nairobi is going after the multibillion-dollar betting industry. New legislative proposals being considered by lawmakers would restrict gambling to five-star hotels with casinos. There is also the possibility of a four-year jail term and a fine of $87,519 for operating outside of established hours. Nairobi Cracks Down on […]
Industry
October 6, 2021
Amendment to Kenya’s Gambling May Ban Daytime Gambling
A new amendment bill introduced in Kenya is seeking to restrict gambling between the hours of 6 am and 8 pm local time in a bid to protect youths from becoming addicted to the activity, its backer claims. The amendment to the Nairobi City County Betting, Lotteries, and Gaming Bill 2021 is supported by South B MCA Waithera […]