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The decision on whether Gambling companies will pay a Sh50 million licensing fee for online bookmakers and Sh120 million for casinos, or stick to the old requirement of Sh200,000 and Sh7 million respectively, now lies with High Court Judge William Musyoka.
This is after a court case was filed challenging new gambling control regulations.
Two lawyers, Thomas Buckley Opal and Ken Brance, sued the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Kenya (GRA), the Attorney General and Prime Cabinet Secretary, arguing that the new regulations will cripple the industry and were allegedly passed without public participation.
Opal and Brance explained that the 2026 regulations were passed amidst confusion on who among the Cabinet Secretaries is responsible for gambling.
