Sports
January 21, 2021
BtoBet Strikes Agreement With Kenyan Wazibet, Continuing African Expansion
BtoBet will bring its Neuron 3 Platform to power Wazibet’s offer as part of the former’s expansion in the African sports betting market. BtoBet Expands Into Kenya IGaming and Sportsbook provider BtoBet has signed an agreement with Kenyan sports betting operator Wazibet. The agreement is another step in BtoBet’s continued expansion into the growing African […]
Business
January 6, 2021
Betsafe Teams with Incentive Games to Offer Kenyans FTPs
Swedish gambling group Betsson AB teamed up with the innovation studio Incentive Games to develop a suite of free games for its Betsafe brand related to its recent launch in Kenya. Betsafe Kenya Live Since December Betsafe officially went live in Kenya in December 2020, determined to establish its presence among local sports fans, following […]
Legal
December 18, 2020
SportPesa Officers Almost Raided by Kenyan Gambling Regulator
SportPesa’s offices in Nairobi, Kenya were almost raided by the Kenyan gambling regulator after officials showed up at the building on Thursday but couldn’t gain entry and had to leave empty-handed. More Legal Woes for SportPesa in Kenya Troubled sports betting operator SportPesa has had its offices in Nairobi, Kenya almost raided by the Betting […]
Business
December 13, 2020
Kenya Betting Company Offers Daily Draw Prize of 100 Goats
Kenya’s leading betting operator, OdiBets, announced the launch of a special promotion “Shinda Mbuzi Ya Krisi”. Players that participate in the event by placing one or multiple bets of Ksh 50 enter a daily draw with a prize of 100 goats worth Kshs 5,000. Shinda Mbuzi Ya Krisi Event Participants Can Win 100 Goats Daily […]
Sports
December 2, 2020
Betsafe Arrives on Kenyan Market, Ready to Take on Sportpesa
The sports betting industry in Kenya has just got more competitive with Betsson’s leading sports betting brand, Betsafe, dipping a toe into the country after previously sponsoring two of Kenya’s largest soccer teams. Kenya Welcomes Betsafe as an Official Betting Operator Betsafe, a Betsson brand, is all fired up to make its mark on Kenya, […]
Legal
November 19, 2020
SportPesa Overturns BCLB License Suspension in High Court
Once the dear of the Kenyan sports betting industry, SportPesa is fighting the government on all sides in an attempt to restart operations and avoid paying an unjust back tax. SportPesa Wins High Court Approval over License Sports betting firm SportPesa has been playing a tug-of-war with authorities since it quit the regulated Kenyan market […]
Industry
November 18, 2020
FRC Launches Investigation into SportPesa’s Money Transfers
Ever since Milestone Games attempted to restart the SportPesa sports betting brand in Kenya, the name which was once the icon of the country’s betting industry is now a subject of controversy and investigations, the latest one being from the Kenya’s financial crime authority over alleged money laundering. Money Transfers of Interest The Financial Reporting […]
Legal
October 31, 2020
SportPesa Kenya Blocked a Day after Coming into Operation
Regulators in Kenya have shut down SportPesa once again only hours after the sportsbook came back online. SportPesa Caught in Legal Battle over Trade Mark Name Again SportPesa is dead, long live SportPesa. The emotional roller-coaster for Kenyan sports bettors continues as their favorite sportsbook returned on Friday, but was blocked by the country’s Betting […]
Sports
October 30, 2020
SportPesa Officially Back in Kenya, Resumes Sportsbook
Leading sports betting operator SportPesa has made an official return in Kenya after a year since it left the country in October, 2019. Update (31/10/20): The Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB) has suspended Milestone Games Limited’s right to use the ‘SportPesa’ trademark – read more details here. SportPesa Is officially Back in Kenya […]
Legal
October 22, 2020
Kenya to Enable Mobile Gambling Transactions, Bans Credit Cards Betting
Kenya may soon enact changes to its 2019 Gambling Bill, introducing mobile payments for gambling and removing credit cards as an available payment option. Kenya’s Gambling Bill to Undergo Changes and Allow Mobile Payments After new amendments to Kenya’s 2019 Gambling Bill by the Committee on Sport, Culture, and Tourism, operators in the country could […]