Betting Site Reviews for Kenya: Ten Licensed Bookmakers Scored

Which bookmakers are reviewed, and in what order?

All ten bookmakers compared on this site, ranked ones first in score order, then the unrated ones alphabetically. Each row links to the full review and shows the fields a Kenyan bettor checks first.

1. 1

   Betika

   9.2/10 Rated on 3 of 5 criteria
   • GRA licence no. BK 0001117
   • Grand Jackpot: 17 games at KES 99
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   Authorised and regulated by the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Kenya (GRA), licence no. BK 0001117

   18+ Not for persons under the age of 18 · Play responsibly · Helpline gamhelpkenya.com

2. 2

   Mozzart Bet

   9.2/10 Rated on 3 of 5 criteria
   • GRA licence no. BK 0001188
   • Daily Jackpot: 9 or 12 games at KES 99 to 199
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   Authorised and regulated by the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Kenya (GRA), licence no. BK 0001188

   18+ Not for persons under the age of 18 · Play responsibly · Helpline gamhelpkenya.com

3. 3

   Shabiki

   9.2/10 Rated on 3 of 5 criteria
   • GRA licence no. BK 0001080
   • Power 17: 17 games at about KES 49 to 99
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   Authorised and regulated by the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Kenya (GRA), licence no. BK 0001080

   18+ Not for persons under the age of 18 · Play responsibly · Helpline gamhelpkenya.com

4. 4

   SportPesa

   9.2/10 Rated on 3 of 5 criteria
   • GRA licence no. BK 0001193
   • Mega Jackpot: 17 games at KES 99
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   Authorised and regulated by the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Kenya (GRA), licence no. BK 0001193

   18+ Not for persons under the age of 18 · Play responsibly · Helpline gamhelpkenya.com

5. 5

   Odibets

   9.0/10 Rated on 3 of 5 criteria
   • GRA licence no. BK 0001095
   • 13-game Jackpot: 13 games
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   Authorised and regulated by the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Kenya (GRA), licence no. BK 0001095

   18+ Not for persons under the age of 18 · Play responsibly · Helpline gamhelpkenya.com

A bookmaker earns a position only when it is rated on at least 3 of the five criteria. The data behind every row was checked on 5 November 2026.

What does every review contain?

The same three blocks, in the same place, so that the reviews can be read side by side. At the top sits a facts table: licence number, company, Paybill, minimum deposit and withdrawal, the stated payout time, USSD and SMS access, app and lite site, and the welcome offer with its terms. Each value names the page it came from and the date it was read. Below it comes the score breakdown, criterion by criterion and input by input, so you can see where points were won and where they were lost.

The written part of each review then answers the questions that matter for that bookmaker. For Betika that means its USSD and lite routes; for SportPesa the Mega Jackpot and how it is entered; for Odibets its unusually low minimums; for Mozzart Bet a jackpot built on a shorter ticket. The sections differ because the bookmakers differ.

Why do some bookmakers have no score?

Because they publish too little to compare. The scoring method has five criteria: M-Pesa payments, odds and markets, jackpots, mobile access and bonus terms. A criterion without a single published input is left out rather than scored as zero, and a bookmaker with fewer than 3 rated criteria is not ranked.

Two criteria are blank for everyone at the moment. Odds and markets needs a sample of the margin built into the odds taken across the same matches at the same time, and that sample has not been taken. Bonus and terms needs a welcome offer with its full conditions, and none of the ten published them on a page we could read. That leaves three criteria in play, and a bookmaker has to have data on all three to be ranked. The terms used in the reviews, from margins to jackpot bonus tiers, are explained in our betting guides.

The unrated reviews are shorter, and deliberately so. BetPawa, Pepeta and Radabet have little beyond a licence listing, and their reviews say exactly that, together with what a bettor should confirm before a first deposit. The scoring method sets out the rules in full.

How should you read a licence number in a review?

As the regulator lists it on a stated date. Each number and company is taken from the GRA licensed operators list for the 2025/26 financial year, with the source and the date it was checked. The Gambling Regulatory Authority replaced the Betting Control and Licensing Board under the Gambling Control Act, 2025, and all ten bookmakers reviewed here appear on its list with a BK sports betting licence and the status “Renewal”. A licence can change between two checks, so the date matters. The guide to checking a GRA licence shows how to look a bookmaker up on the list yourself.

What do the reviews leave out?

Three things, on purpose. First, anything we did not read on a page we can cite: no review fills a gap with a figure from memory or from a forum. Second, experience of our own. Nobody on this team opened accounts to time withdrawals, and no review pretends otherwise. Third, products other than sports betting, which get one factual line at the end of a review and no score.

Which review should you read first?

That depends on how you bet, and the facts table answers most of it quickly. If you bet from a basic phone, the reviews of Betika and Odibets list USSD codes, *644# and SMS 29090 and *290#. If the long weekend jackpot is the main reason you bet, start with SportPesa and Betika, and then the jackpot comparison. If you deposit very small amounts, Odibets lists the lowest minimum, KES 1.

Whichever you open, the deposit you make carries excise duty of 5%, and the betting tax guide shows what that means before you top up.