CASINO KENYA Nairobi to restrict gambling to five-star hotel casinos 6 months ago Samuel Post Views: 480 Nairobi has launched a fresh assault on the multi-billion betting industry with legislative proposals that restrict gambling to five-star hotels with casinos and impose a four-year jail term or a Ksh10 million ($87,519) fine for opening outside of operating hours. The Nairobi City County Betting, Lotteries and Gaming (Amendment) Bill, 2021, currently before the Nairobi County Assembly seeks to restrict the betting and gambling establishments in the city to operating between 8pm and 6am. If passed, it will mark a departure from the current situation where gamblers can place bets any time of the day. South B ward representative Waithera Chege, the sponsor of the amendments, said the Bill is meant to have the youth engage in productive work and prevent gambling addiction. “All licensed betting, lotteries and gaming premises and online gaming shall only operate within the hours of 8pm and 6am. A person who contravenes this provision will be liable, upon conviction, to a fine of Ksh10 million or four years imprisonment, or both,” – said Ms Chege. Ms Chege has raised concern about how Kenyans are spending a lot of their productive time on gambling. A 2017 Geopoll survey ranked Kenya as the country with the highest number of youths engaging in gambling in sub-Saharan Africa. The report estimated that 76 percent of Kenyans were taking part in betting, with a majority of them being youth aged between 17 and 35. Source: theeastafrican.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: Casinos, Kenya, Nairobi Continue Reading Previous Best Sports Betting Apps in KenyaNext Casinò di Campione reopens with brand new NOVOMATIC offering More Stories CASINO NIGERIA Two incredibly exciting live game in the live casino sector 13 hours ago Iwo Bulski CASINO WORLD NEWS Gauselmann Group is granted licence for virtual slot-machine gaming 14 hours ago Szarlot BETTING KENYA Taxman clears 105 betting companies to get permits 15 hours ago Szarlot CASINO WORLD NEWS Top actors who play in online casino games 4 days ago Samuel BETTING KENYA Gambling operators ignore orders to close during the election 4 days ago Iwo Bulski BETTING KENYA Kenyans spend over KSh 300b on bets, cigarettes and liquor yearly 5 days ago Szarlot EXPERTS KENYA Poor tax policy erodes Kenya’s investor attractiveness – survey 6 days ago Szarlot BETTING KENYA Kenyan government orders all operators to close for election day 6 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 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.