BETTING KENYA Kenya – Why Odibets’ partnerships with grassroots teams is a game-changer 3 years ago Samuel Post Views: 657 While a number of premier league clubs have signed deals with some local betting companies in Kenya, Odibets has been on another mission focusing on grassroots partnership deals with ordinary football clubs. The betting firm’s country marketing manager Aggrey Sayi mentioned the kits initiative which has seen ordinary football clubs acquire jerseys across the 47 counties in Kenya. In its first year alone, Odibets has distributed over 35,000 kits with local clubs hailing the initiative as a masterstroke. “A lot of Kenyan football teams (KPL) have deals with gaming companies similar to what we had with premier league side Mathare United last year. The Odibets kits initiative is a grassroot movement that seeks to connect and associate with ordinary football teams across the country as our name suggests,” – Mr Sayi noted. He added, “We want to be associated with “ordinary” brands in the grassroots although we cannot rule out partnerships with bigger teams.” To add the icing on the cake, Odibets has partnered with like-minded organizations like Atotos (associated with Jacob Mulee) to help upcoming stars showcase their talent to Swedish football scouts. Mulee has a keen interest to help football starts at the grassroot level. With fans able to place their bets online via Odibets.com and through SMS via Safaricom short code 29680, we asked Aggrey to give us the status of their licence and the future of betting in Kenya. “Oh, as Odibets we don’t want to mess with the laws of the day,” Aggrey said. “We have seen how they can tackle you adding that their licence is validated as they continue to abide by the rules and laws set by the regulators, parliament and tax authorities. Source: nairobinews.nation.co.ke About Post Author Samuel I am a journalist specializing in gambling in Africa and around the world. I am particularly interested in stories about games and casinos. See author's posts SamuelI am a journalist specializing in gambling in Africa and around the world. I am particularly interested in stories about games and casinos. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Tags: Kenya, Odibets Continue Reading Previous Kenya’s crackdown on online sports bettingNext The pocket-sized Las Vegas addicting Kenya’s youths More Stories BETTING KENYA Gambling operators ignore orders to close during the election 2 days ago Iwo Bulski BETTING GHANA Ghana: Gaming Commission Must Regulate Industry 3 days ago Szarlot BETTING KENYA Kenyans spend over KSh 300b on bets, cigarettes and liquor yearly 3 days ago Szarlot BETTING NIGERIA All About Cricket Betting 4 days ago Iwo Bulski EXPERTS KENYA Poor tax policy erodes Kenya’s investor attractiveness – survey 4 days ago Szarlot BETTING KENYA Kenyan government orders all operators to close for election day 4 days ago Iwo Bulski BETTING KENYA The government should work with the betting industry 2 weeks ago Iwo Bulski KENYA ONLINE The influencers paid to push hashtags 2 weeks ago Iwo Bulski BETTING KENYA Eighteen new firms enter booming betting arena 2 weeks ago Iwo Bulski EXPERTS KENYA Kenya launches AML probe focusing on betting operations 2 weeks ago Iwo Bulski EXPERTS KENYA Digital scams have hit Kenya’s gambling and travel industry 2 weeks ago Samuel BETTING KENYA Tanzania joins Kenya, Uganda tax squeeze on gamblers’ winnings 2 weeks ago Iwo Bulski Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.