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Kenya’s Silent Crisis: The Aviator Gambling Epidemic
“Aviator and other gambling systems are not just games, they are digital diseases,” said one anti-gambling advocate.
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How Radio Presenters Exploit Vulnerable Gamblers Through Rigged Competitions as Calls for Aviator Betting Ban Intensify
Blogger Cyprian Nyakundi has criticized media executives like SK Macharia, alleging they profit from this situation.
Finance Bill: Govt To Take 20pc Of Betting Stakes
Adoption of the new tax rate will lower the amount that gamblers stake, in turn reducing the possible pay-out from a winning bet.
New law to allow KRA, NIS to track gamblers
A new proposed law to tame gambling will allow The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and state agencies like Police and National Intelligence Service (NIS) to track betting activities on real time. The amendments that have received the backing of the state will create a platform that will enable more agencies to trail and apprehend gamblers […]
Gamblers To Pay 20 Percent Tax To KRA Off Their Winnings
All cleared Betting firms have started deducting 20 percent withholding tax from gamblers winnings as they comply with directives from the Government. The move is despite an April court order that bars the betting firms from deducting and remitting the money to KRA until a case by one of their customers challenging the taxation of […]