Kenya

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The Gambling Control Act 2025, in force since August 2025, replaced the 1966 betting law and the Betting Control and Licensing Board with the Gambling Regulatory Authority. The Authority licenses betting, online casino, lotteries and casinos, and suppliers need their own licence. Its first licensing round opened after new regulations took effect on 1 July 2026.

Online casino
LicensedOnline casino is open to licensed operators.
Regulator
Gambling Regulatory AuthorityCurrent regime since 2025
Legal basis
Gambling Control Act 2025 (Act No. 14 of 2025)Desk research, Oct 2026
Research coverage
58% 7 of 12 applicable fields. How it is scored

Legal status by product

Baseline research contract v1.1
ProductFindingStateSource
Online casino Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Sports betting Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Online poker Not yet established. Research queued. Unknown None
Lottery Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Land-based casino Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Regulation
Governing law
Gambling Control Act 2025 (Act No. 14 of 2025)Desk research, Oct 2026
Current regime since
2025Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Kenya

No regulator in the knowledge base covers Kenya yet.

Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.

Licensed and offshore brands

Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15

How many brands hold a licence that covers Kenya, and how many say they accept players from it. A brand saying it accepts players is a declaration in its own terms, not proof of traffic or of a local licence.

Brand access declarations for Kenya, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Kenya50829.5%
  • Exclude Kenya in their terms44225.7%
  • No declaration77144.8%
Hold a licence covering Kenya0brands
List Kenya as a focus market17brands
Offers marked available6welcome offers
Brands serving Kenya Licence status, access terms and offer history per brand

The brand list, licences and how access terms changed over time are in the enterprise dataset.

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Market data

Enterprise
Market share by brand Part of the Kenya dataset Search visibility by brand and affiliate Part of the Kenya dataset Offer benchmarks Part of the Kenya dataset
What would change this page

In progressOperators are moving from old BCLB licences to new Gambling Regulatory Authority licences.

  • Licences granted, suspended or revoked by the regulator
  • Changes to stake, deposit, bonus or advertising rules
  • Tax changes for operators or players
  • A change in brand access declarations of more than 5% in a month
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Other licensed markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Kenya Africa 508 29.5% 442 17 6
Angola Africa 460 26.7% 514 3 0
Botswana Africa 499 29.0% 459 2 0
Canary Islands Africa 0 0.0% 152 0 0
Cape Verde Africa 526 30.6% 421 2 1
Ceuta & Melilla Africa 0 0.0% 151 0 0
Ghana Africa 498 28.9% 460 14 1
Not legal advice

This describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.

Independent of placement

No brand pays to appear in this data. Research coverage is decided separately from commercial activity.

Gaps stay visible

Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.

Sources

  1. Kenya Law: Gambling Control Act 2025new.kenyalaw.org
  2. Bowmans: Kenya Gambling Control Act 2025 key provisionsbowmanslaw.com
  3. CM Advocates: enactment of the Gambling Control Act 2025cmadvocates.com
Identifier
CR-JUR-KE
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
3 cited, high confidence

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