ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Betting, Lotteries and Gaming Act
19. Laying of totalisator adds, etc., prohibited
Edition: 2025-06-20 · Repealed
19. Laying of totalisator adds, etc., prohibited
(1)A person who, in connexion with a totalisator in respect of which a licence has been issued under section 18—(a)makes or enters into a bet upon the result of a horse race or other race, whereby he agrees to pay to the other party to the bet, if the latter should win the bet, a sum of money the amount of which is dependent upon the result of the working of that totalisator on the race; or(b)sells or offers for sale, or purchase from a person referred to in paragraph (a) a ticket, card or other thing entitling or purporting to entitle the purchaser or holder thereof to an interest in the result of the working of that totalisator on a horse race or other race; or(c)makes a contract or bargain of any kind to pay or receive money upon an event determined or to be determined by the result of the working of that totalisator on a horse race or other race, shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.(2)The provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) shall not apply to an agent or employee of a person issued with a licence under section 18 who is engaged in the lawful conduct of a totalisator in a manner approved by the Board.