{"id":24,"date":"2024-06-11T05:38:32","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T02:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tashirodc.com\/2024\/06\/11\/kenya-expels-14-foreign-nationals-linked-to-sportpesa-over-illegal-gambling-allegations\/"},"modified":"2024-06-12T10:29:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T07:29:26","slug":"kenya-expels-14-foreign-nationals-linked-to-sportpesa-over-illegal-gambling-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tashirodc.com\/2024\/06\/11\/kenya-expels-14-foreign-nationals-linked-to-sportpesa-over-illegal-gambling-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya Expels 14 Foreign Nationals Linked to SportPesa Over Illegal Gambling Allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A4m8K0suO7s\"\n    frameborder=\"0\"\n    allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\n    allowfullscreen><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Home Affairs Minister Fred Matiang&#8217;i directed the expulsion of 14 non-citizens alleged to be operating an illicit wagering syndicate. The cohort, primarily Eastern European nationals employed by SportPesa, a sports wagering enterprise, were apprehended in Nairobi and will be repatriated on accusations of unlawful gaming and lacking valid work authorizations.<\/p>\n<p>This action follows earlier this week&#8217;s searches of SportPesa premises by various governmental bodies and law enforcement seeking paperwork pertaining to the company&#8217;s recently reinstated online betting activities. SportPesa is presently engaged in a legal dispute to preclude the government from shuttering its Kenyan operations.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Matiang&#8217;i reaffirmed the government&#8217;s uncompromising stance against non-compliant betting enterprises, asserting, &#8220;We will not alter our resolution as a government on what we have already determined. Kenyans can be certain that is not going to shift.&#8221; SportPesa was among 19 operators whose permits were annulled in 2019 following a taxation disagreement with the Kenya Revenue Authority. The brand was reintroduced in October 2020 under Milestone Games Limited, a new entity that obtained a license from the Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB). <\/p>\n<p>The authorization has expired. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Affairs Minister Fred Matiang&#8217;i directed the expulsion of 14 non-citizens alleged to be operating an illicit wagering syndicate. The cohort, primarily Eastern European nationals employed by SportPesa, a sports wagering enterprise, were apprehended in Nairobi and will be repatriated on accusations of unlawful gaming and lacking valid work authorizations. 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