This archive report was first published on 11 July 2019.
On July 11, 2019, the Kenyan government took a significant step in its efforts to regulate the country's betting industry by revoking the licenses of 19 companies.
The move comes after a task force, formed a month prior to investigate the licenses of all betting and gaming companies in Kenya, failed to clear the operations of these companies.
The affected companies, which include SportPesa, Betin, Betway, and several others, allegedly failed to prove their tax compliance as required by the Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB).
According to reports, these companies earned a cumulative Sh204 billion in 2018 but paid only Sh4 billion in taxes, sparking concerns over their tax compliance.
One of the companies, Betin, has since moved to court seeking to have its license reinstated.
