Kenya’s Gambling Control Act 2025 establishes the Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA). Section 67 separates online bookmaker, online lottery and online casino licences.
An online casino needs its own approval
Section 68 requires an approved gambling control system. Regulation 11 of the Licensing Regulations 2026 also asks for the proposed platform, domain name and games supplier agreement. A bookmaker, lottery or software licence does not establish an online casino authorisation.
The Fourth Schedule gives online gambling licences and renewals a one-year duration. The exact licence period and product scope must therefore be checked for the website concerned.
Export licensing is different
Section 79(4) separately covers a foreign-based operator that does not intend to offer online gambling in Kenya. Regulation 6 of the Foreign-Based Operators Regulations 2026 requires compliance with the destination jurisdiction’s laws and licensing requirements. Regulation 7 requires measures preventing Kenyan residents from accessing those platforms.
That export licence is not domestic Kenyan casino permission, and it does not replace permission required in the player’s country.
How to check a licence now
The GRA’s public operator page still showed the 2025/26 list when checked on 6 November 2026. In its notice of 18 August, the GRA invited new applications and set 24 September 2026 as the date to which existing licences were extended under that notice. To check a website now, look for evidence that covers the new licensing period.
Under section 39 of the Gambling Control Act, the public register maintained by the GRA records the licence holder, authorised activity, expiry date and any suspension or revocation. The Act provides for inspection at reasonable times on payment of the prescribed fee. Check for online casino activity and verify the exact website with the GRA. This guide has yet to verify a current 2026/27 register linking all three.
SportPesa lists a separate casino provider
On its Kenyan casino page, SportPesa lists GRAK/2026/BK185751 for the website operator and names Standard Global East Africa Limited as the casino provider, citing GRAK/2026/PG056841. Those numbers come from the operator’s own statement.
The older GRA list shows Standard Global East Africa Limited as Finix Casino, with a different PG number, 0001222, and no website address. That older entry does not confirm the newer licence claim or connect it to SportPesa’s casino domain.
How to request self-exclusion
Section 115 lets you agree to self-exclusion with a licensee and requires you to notify the GRA. The GRA keeps a register of notifications and informs licensees. Its self-exclusion page explains how to start the process by email or in person.
The law requires licensees to close the accounts of self-excluded customers and return any funds held there. It also sets a seven-day deadline to implement a request after written notice is received.
Sources
- Kenya Law — Gambling Control Act 14 of 2025
Source read: · Source date: 2025-08-07
- Kenya Gazette — Gambling Control (Licensing) Regulations 2026, LN 111
Source read: · Source date: 2026-06-29
- Kenya Gazette — Gambling Control (Foreign-Based Operators) Regulations 2026, LN 113
Source read: · Source date: 2026-06-29
- Gambling Control Act 2025 · GRA copy of the Gazette (sections 39 and 115)
Source read: · Source date: 2025-08-12
- GRA · Published operator list for 2025/26
Source read: · Source date: Not stated
- GRA · Licensing transition notice, 18 August 2026
Source read: · Source date: 2026-08-18
- GRA · Self-exclusion process
Source read: · Source date: Not stated
- SportPesa Kenya · Operator’s own casino and licence statement
Source read: · Source date: Not stated