ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Betting, Lotteries and Gaming Act
23. Authorization of bookmaking at race meetings
Edition: 2025-06-20 · Repealed
23. Authorization of bookmaking at race meetings
(1)The promoters of a race meeting shall, if they desire bookmakers to be permitted to carry on business at that race meeting, apply to the Board for a permit for that purpose.(2)An application shall be in writing in the prescribed form.(3)Upon receipt of an application under subsection (1), the Board may, after making such inquiries as it thinks fit, issue a permit authorizing bookmaking to take place at the race meeting held on the race course and on the day or days specified in the permit.(4)A person who permits a bookmaker to carry on business at a race meeting otherwise than under the authority of a permit issued under subsection (3) shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding three thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both.