Betting board bans gambling adverts, celebrity endorsements

Betting firm Betin's branch in Nairobi. New rules bar endorsement of bets and their firms by celebrities. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

Kenya's betting control board has dealt a blow to the flourishing gambling business with a raft of new measures it says are meant to protect the public from addiction.

In a directive issued on April 30, the board banned many forms of advertising that have been helping gambling firms woo clients.