Key findings
The market at a glance, from this edition.
- Market model: Betting regulated; Casino regulated; Lottery regulated.
- 13 of 18 payment and AML rules verified word for word; 5 confirmed as not set in the official texts.
- 125 entries in 1 official list, reloaded every week.
- Gambling participation of adults: 11.2% (2024 (past 12 months)).
- FATF: under increased monitoring, the grey list (statement of 19 Jun 2026).
- 19 official sources read for this market every week.
Market model
How each product is regulated, with its source.
- Betting: Regulated
- Casino: Regulated
- Lottery: Regulated
Verifiedchecked 9 Nov 2026Gambling Control Act, 2025 (No. 14 of 2025) · tier 1
FATF lists
Under increased monitoring (grey list)
FATF statement of 19 Jun 2026, as the HM Treasury advisory notice of 22 Jun 2026 lists it
What moved in November 2026
Decisions, consultations, register changes and dated events of the month. Covers 1 Nov 2026 – 9 Nov 2026, month in progress.
- MarketMarket status changed: betting: regulated, casino: regulated → betting: regulated, casino: regulated, lottery: regulatedGambling Control Act, 2025 (No. 14 of 2025)
The November 2026 overview and earlier monthsEarlier months: October 2026, September 2026
Payment and AML rules
Each rule we track, what the official text says about it and when we checked. Values and quotes are in the full report.
Payment methods
4 rules · 3 verified · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permitted rails and instrument typesWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Gambling Control (Conduct of Gambling Operations) Regulations, 2026 (Legal Notice 112)tier 1 |
| Mandatory hubs and gatewaysWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Gambling Control Act, 2025 (No. 14 of 2025)tier 1 |
| Instrument origin and currencyWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Gambling Control (Conduct of Gambling Operations) Regulations, 2026 (Legal Notice 112)tier 1 |
| Payment-blocking listsWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 9 Nov 2026 | None set | Gambling Control Act, 2025 (No. 14 of 2025)tier 1 |
Ownership & payouts
4 rules · 3 verified · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holder and ownership rulesWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 9 Nov 2026 | None set | Gambling Control Act, 2025 (No. 14 of 2025)tier 1 |
| Closed loop and payout routingWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Gambling Control (Conduct of Gambling Operations) Regulations, 2026 (Legal Notice 112)tier 1 |
| Payout time limitsOnline | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Gambling Control Act, 2025 (No. 14 of 2025)tier 1 |
| Withdrawal conditionsWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Gambling Control Act, 2025 (No. 14 of 2025)tier 1 |
AML thresholds & reporting
2 rules · 1 verified · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Check thresholds and aggregation windowsWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 9 Nov 2026 | None set | Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act (No. 9 of 2009)tier 1 |
| Report triggers and deadlinesWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act (Revised 2023)tier 1 |
Player funds protection
1 rule · 1 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player-funds protection and coverageWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Gambling Control (Conduct of Gambling Operations) Regulations, 2026 (Legal Notice 112)tier 1 |
Taxes at payment
1 rule · 1 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taxes at the point of paymentWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Excise Duty Act, 2015 (No. 23 of 2015)tier 1 |
Reporting & data
4 rules · 3 verified · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Submission mode and cadenceWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Gambling Control (Conduct of Gambling Operations) Regulations, 2026 (Legal Notice 112)tier 1 |
| Data vault and integrityWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 9 Nov 2026 | None set | Gambling Control Act, 2025 (No. 14 of 2025)tier 1 |
| Data locationOnline | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Gambling Control (Conduct of Gambling Operations) Regulations, 2026 (Legal Notice 112)tier 1 |
| RetentionWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act (Revised 2023)tier 1 |
Player protection at payment
2 rules · 1 verified · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-operator limits and registersWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 9 Nov 2026 | None set | Gambling Control Act, 2025 (No. 14 of 2025)tier 1 |
| Eligibility screening at paymentWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Gambling Control (Conduct of Gambling Operations) Regulations, 2026 (Legal Notice 112)tier 1 |
Regulatory guide
Licensing, gambling tax, advertising, responsible gambling and technical standards: the statements we hold, by subject.
Licensing
2 statements- Foreign documents
- Translation
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
GGR tax
3 statements- Online betting
- Player winnings
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Licence registers and official lists
The official lists we load every week for this market.
Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA, ex-BCLB)
Licence list
125 entries
loaded 9 Nov 2026
Every entry with its licence, brands and domains, and the week's additions and removals: in the product.
Enforcement
The regulator's decisions against companies, as published.
- Decisions in 2026
- 0
Sanction ranges in the law
2 provisions set the fines and other measures: Gambling Control Act, 2025 (No. 14 of 2025).
Case law
1 ruling of 1 court on this market's gambling rules, each linked to the rules it bears on.
- 19 Mar 2021 · Court of Appeal of Kenya · Civil Appeal 471 of 2019
References, breaches and the full list of the year: in the full report.
Market in numbers
The publishers' own figures, with their periods.
Gambling participation of adults
11.2%
2024 (past 12 months)
Published by Central Bank of Kenya; Kenya National Bureau of Statistics; FSD Kenya
Sources behind this report
The official sources our weekly run reads for this market, by kind and publisher. 19 official sources.
- Texts the values are checked against
- 6
- Regulator guidance
- 3
- Laws and regulations
- 9
- Licence registers and official lists
- 1
Publishers
- Kenya Revenue Authority
- Kenya Law (National Council for Law Reporting)
- Gambling Regulatory Authority of Kenya
- National Council for Law Reporting (Kenya Law)
- Office of the Data Protection Commissioner
- Financial Reporting Centre of Kenya
- Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA, ex-BCLB)
- Gambling Regulatory Authority (Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 163, 30 June 2026)
- gra.go.ke
- Parliament of Kenya Library (paper laid by the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs)
Library of acts
The laws, regulations and guidance the report is built on. 13 acts and guidance documents.
- Finance Act 2026: What It Means for You
- Kenya Law: judgments (including the High Court petitions on the Gambling Control Regulations, 2026)
- Prevention of Terrorism Act (Cap. 59B, No. 30 of 2012)
- The Data Protection (General) Regulations, 2021 (Legal Notice No. 263 of 2021)
- The Data Protection Act, 2019 (No. 24 of 2019, Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 181)
- The Finance Act, 2026 (No. 19 of 2026, Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 157, 26 June 2026)
- The Gambling Control (The Conduct of a National Lottery) Regulations, 2026 (Legal Notice No. 116, Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 166, 15 July 2026)
- Withholding Tax - KRA
- Gambling Control (Conduct of Gambling Operations) Regulations, 2026 (Legal Notice 112)
- Gambling Control Act, 2025 (No. 14 of 2025)
- Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act (No. 9 of 2009)
- Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act (Revised 2023)
and 1 more in the full report
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