ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Betting, Lotteries and Gaming Act
16. Bookmakers' licences
Edition: 2025-06-20 · Repealed
16. Bookmakers' licences
(1)The Board may, in respect of bookmakers, issue—(a)an on-the-course licence authorizing a person to carry on his business as a bookmaker at any authorized race meeting;(b)an off-the-course licence authorizing a person to carry on his business as a bookmaker at the betting premises named therein;(c)a licence authorizing a person to carry on his business as a bookmaker both on and off the course.(2)A fee shall be paid in respect of each betting premises where the person issued with a licence under this Act conducts his business.(3)In the case of a partnership of bookmakers, only one licence shall be required but each partner shall be named in the application for the licence.(4)In considering the suitability of betting premises for the purpose of proviso (i) to section 5(3), the Board shall take into account the desirability of keeping those premises at a proper and sufficient distance from premises licensed for the sale and consumption of liquor.(5)The Board may, upon the issue of a licence under this section, impose conditions relating to the manner in which a person issued with a licence under this section may conduct his business and to the suitability, condition and conduct of the betting premises to which the licence applies and the hours during which the premises may be open for business.