ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Betting, Lotteries and Gaming Act
25. Prohibition against advertising of betting
Edition: 2025-06-20 · Repealed
25. Prohibition against advertising of betting
A person who, in connection with any licensed betting premises, licensed bookmaking or licensed pool betting scheme, without the approval of the Board—(a)holds himself out by advertisement or notice or public placard as willing to bet with members of the public; or(b)displays any written or printed placard or notice relating to betting in any shape or form, so as to be visible in a public street or place; or(c)prints or publishes, or causes to be printed or published, any advertisement or other notice, 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; but nothing in this section shall prohibit the printing, reproduction and publication of circulars giving information relating to betting on an intended horse race or other race in Kenya or elsewhere, if the circulars are issued by a person granted a licence under this Part.