ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Betting, Lotteries and Gaming Act
18. Totalisator licences
Edition: 2025-06-20 · Repealed
18. Totalisator licences
(1)The Board may issue—(a)an on-the-course licence authorizing a person to operate a totalisator on the course specified therein;(b)an off-the-course licence authorizing a person to operate a totalisator at the betting premises named therein; or(c)a licence authorizing a person to operate a totalisator both on and off the course.(2)A licence shall be issued in respect of each totalisator to be used.(3)A licence issued under this section may be issued in respect of each race day or for a period not exceeding one year.(4)The Board may authorize a person issued with a licence under subsection (1)(a) to enter into betting transactions through his agents off the course, in respect of a totalisator to be used on the course; but no person shall act as an agent under this subsection unless he has been appointed as such in writing by the person issued with a licence under subsection (1)(a) and a copy of the appointment is delivered to, and approved by, the Board.