Licensed betting companies in Kenya, BK and PG numbers by brand

GRA list of licensed betting companies

The GRA list of licensed betting companies names the company, the trading name, the licence numbers and, where it has one, the website of every licensee for one financial year; the current edition covers 2025/26.

Licensed betting companies in Kenya with a company page here appear with those columns, so you can match a brand to the company that answers for it.

GRA licensed companies, 2025/26 financial year

Brand	Licensed company	Bookmaker licence (BK)	Casino licence (PG)
22Bet	Nuntis Holdings Limited	0001293	0001294
888starz	Zenit Solutions Limited	0001297	Nil
Melbet	Game Tosha Limited	0001174	0001176
1xBet	Advanced Gaming Limited	0001232	0001233
Paripesa	Venessa Technologies Limited	Nil	0001150
SportPesa	Milestone Games Limited	0001193	Nil
Betika	Shop & Deliver Limited	0001117	0001113
Odibets	Kareco Holdings Limited	0001095	0001096
Mozzartbet	Mozzartbet Kenya Limited	0001188	0001189
betPawa	Nanovas International (K) Ltd	0001070	0001071
SportyBet	Dreamhub Technology Limited	0001203	0001202
Shabiki	Playco Technology Limited	0001080	0001082
Kwikbet	Solami Limited	0001133	Nil
Bangbet	Bangbet Limited	0001279	0001281
Chezacash	Infiniti Capital Limited	0001160	Nil
Betgr8	Level X Tech Limited	0001183	0001184
Meridianbet	Gameday Enterprise Limited	0001210	0001209
Gamemania	Rabow Co Limited	0001135	0001136
MSport	Sparksmatrix Limited	0001206	Nil
BonusBet	JXL solutions Limited	0001220	Nil

A trading name on the list is sometimes a company name rather than the brand on the screen: SportPesa is listed under Milestone Games Limited and BC.Game under the trading name Begame. Match the company and the domain as well as the logo.

How to check a betting licence in Kenya

Checking a betting licence in Kenya takes two minutes and needs nothing more than the site's footer and the GRA website. The steps below work for any bookmaker, including one that is not on this site.

1. Read the footer of the betting site Note the company name and any licence code it prints, such as a BK number.
2. Open the GRA list of licensed operators It sits at gra.go.ke under Licensing.
3. Search the page for the trading name Use your browser's find tool and try the company name too, since some brands are listed under their company.
4. Compare the domain Check the DOMAINS column against the address you are using. Some licensees have moved since the list was published (Betgr8 now serves Kenya from betgr8.com/ke, and MSport's row shows maybets.com while its Kenyan site runs at msport.com/ke), so a different domain means checking the company name in the footer, not proof of a fake.
5. Keep a screenshot If a payout dispute follows, the licence holder is the company the GRA will deal with.

If neither the trading name nor the company name is on the list, treat the site as unlicensed in Kenya even when it shows an offshore licence, and keep your deposits with a bookmaker that is on the list.

GRA licence numbers: BK, PG and PL

GRA licence numbers come in three columns on the licensed-companies list: BK for a bookmaker licence, PG for public gaming such as casino games, and PL for a lottery. A sportsbook needs a BK number, and a PG number covers casino games; several bookmakers with a casino tab, SportPesa among them, show Nil in the PG column for 2025/26.

Odibets, for example, holds all three, BK 0001095, PG 0001096 and PL 0001097, while SportPesa's 2025/26 entry shows a BK number only. SportPesa, for example, prints a newer 2026 code in its own footer, GRAK/2026/BK185751, so check the company name first when a number differs from the 2025/26 list.

From BCLB to the Gambling Regulatory Authority

The Gambling Regulatory Authority replaced the Betting Control and Licensing Board under the Gambling Control Act, 2025, which came into force on 26 August 2025. Licences, complaints and self-exclusion now run through the GRA, and its toll-free line, 0800 723 770, answers gambling questions.

Older terms and conditions at several Kenyan sites still say BCLB, and some still quote BCLB-era licence numbers. That wording is simply out of date; what matters is that the company name appears on the current GRA list of licensed betting companies in Kenya.

The guide to whether betting is legal in Kenya covers the Act in more detail, and every brand with a company page here also appears on the list of best betting sites in Kenya.