Updated by: Solomon Wise, 2023 October
Ever since SportPesa were suspended operating in Kenya in July 2019 but resumed back in October 2020 which affected its productivity and customers finding other betting sites, Everyone knows of at least one of these sites. For the gamblers, it might be good to know some pro and cons of the sites before placing a wager. Some sites are better than others in different ways. Below is a list of the most 2023 popular betting and gambling websites in Kenya which are authorized and regulated by the Betting Control and Licensing Board of Kenya under the Betting, Lotteries and Gaming act, Cap 131, Laws of Kenya.
Ever since its launch in early 2014, SportPesa’s Pevans East Africa limited establishment was considered the number one betting site in Kenya (This days it is longer the case). What makes it outstanding are its Jackpots. There is a weekend Jackpot of a minimum of 100 million Kenya shillings for predicting 17 games correctly and a weekday jackpot of KES 10 million for predicting 13 games correctly.
Apart from the jackpot, users have the options of placing single, bets, multi-bets or even ‘Jenga bets’. Sportpesa has also a pretty cool Live bet options in terms of their odds. A goal in added time usually has the odd of 10 and sometimes 25. Airtel Money users can also have access to Sportpesa (I do not get why many other companies have not embraced other mobile phone users apart from Safaricom).
The minimum stake of Sportpesa is KES 49, which is a genius marketing strategy to me.
My main criticism of Sportpesa is that it does not have a cash out option. As a market leader, it should work at ensuring punters have the option of exiting in the middle of a bet.
1X Bet is a global betting brand. Yes, it is a Russian company with gambling businesses across the globe. I think its live bet is just awesome. Literally any match played has a livebet option. If you have never tried using 1X Bet, ensure that you register and use it, especially if you are into Live betting. One thing about it is that it often offers Great bonuses. By great, I mean Great! For instance, it has 200% BONUS on new registrations. Yes, you deposit KES 10,000 and get a bonus of KES 10,000 with another KES 10,000 on 1X Bet games….So you get 30,000 from your 10k by just registering. You can register for the offer here
Apart from the Bonus, you can place bets for as low as KES 22. Additionally, the site offers higher odds on favorites as compared to other sites in most games.
Betika was founded in April 2016 and its headquarters are found in Nairobi, in 2019 Betika became Kenyans market leaders in the gaming industry.in 2022 it launched the biggest jackpot in Kenya standing at ksh 200 million playable with a stake of ksh 49.it is owned by shop and deliver limited a company with Kenyan shareholders.
Apart from the jackpot, users have the options of placing single, bets, multi-bets or even shikisha bet, aviator, virtual and live scores.one can place bet which any amount of stake from ksh 1-20,000 with mega jackpots stake of ksh49, mid-week jackpots ksh15 and shababisha bets with ksh 10 stake.
Once you deposit amount more than ksh 50 you are given a bonus amount of the transaction amount ksh 5
Mozzart bet is owned by mozzart bet Kenya limited which has various betting shops in Nairobi and was founded in 2018. Mozzart has instant payouts, cash outs and regular bonuses and also has the highest maximum payout per bet in kenya of ksh 20,000,000.
Mozzart has an online casino games providers like fazi, evo play, greentube and playson that offer gamblers a variety of options. Gamblers can play mozzart virtual games in every 2-5 minutes from football and other golden race games not forgetting the virtual game jackpots. The minimum withdrawal amount via m-pesa is ksh 10 and the maximum is ksh 70,000, One can withdraw winnings from Mozzart bet via sms if one is out of bundles by entering the withdrawal text as W#Amount#Pin and sending it to 29990
Betwinner is an international betting site launched in Kenya in 2018 which offer sport betting, casinos and virtuals. However other options apart from football betting it has cycling, snooker, golf, hockey and ski jumping among other sports. They have a welcoming bonus depending on the size of tour first deposit to draw in new users and plenty of offers and promotions. It also has a mobile betting Appto make beeting easy, cryptocurrencies such as bitcoins are also accepted in betting and the minimum and maximum for deposits and withdrawals vary according to the payment method gamblers use. The minimum deposit amount is ksh 1and the minimum withdrawal amount is ksh 225.
Betwinner has a live chat within 30 seconds customer service or engaging them via telephone, emails and contact form.
Which site do you find appropriate?
