ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Betting, Lotteries and Gaming Act
39. Board may authorize lotteries relating to horse racing, etc.
Edition: 2025-06-20 · Repealed
39. Board may authorize lotteries relating to horse racing, etc.
(1)The Board may issue a permit authorizing the promotion of a lottery relating to a horse race or other race, whether promoted in Kenya or elsewhere.(2)Under this section the Board may, in respect of a lottery to be promoted and conducted in Kenya, issue—(a)an on-the-course permit authorizing the promotion and conduct of a lottery on the course specified therein; or(b)a permit authorizing the promotion and conduct of a lottery off the course.(3)Section 31 shall apply to every lottery in respect of which a permit under subsection (2)(a) is issued, and accordingly references in section 31 to "totalisator" and to "licensee" shall be construed as including references to lottery on the course and to permit-holder.(4)Sections 36, 37 and 38 shall apply to every lottery in respect of which a permit under subsection (2)(b) of this section is issued, and accordingly references in those sections to "lottery" shall be construed as including references to lottery off the course.