Gambling Laws In Kenya
Gambling can be seen as an act against the economy, Schmidt argues, in which wealth is not based upon merit but accumulated in a non-transparent way through corruption, inheritance and theft. In the period from June to August 2019 Kenyan gamblers have been hit by a wave of shocking news. Gambling has been legal in Kenya since 1966 when the Act of Parliament Chapter 131 created the Betting and Licensing Board. The Betting & Licensing Board oversees 28 brick-and-mortar casinos and bingo parlors, along with 3 brick-and-mortar sportsbooks and 1 racebooks. Online gambling was not addressed at all until the past 5 or 10 years. The third-highest gambling revenues in Africa come from Kenya which is remarkable when you consider that just 51 million of the continent’s 1.2 billion inhabitants live in the country. In Kenya all forms of gambling are legal, but by far the most popular activity is online sports betting. Football is the sport of choice for Kenyans.