The Betting Control and Licensing Board suspended gambling advertisements across all media platforms for 30 days, effective immediately.
BCLB Chair Jane Mwikali Makau, while suspending the advertisements, said the government has noted, with grave concern, the proliferation of gambling activities across the country.
The gambling activities affected include betting, gaming, lottery prize competitions, and all related promotional undertakings.
Mwikali said some gambling promoters are increasingly mischaracterising gambling as a legitimate investment opportunity and a shortcut to wealth creation.
This, she said, has occasioned adverse socioeconomic consequences, with devastating effects on individuals, families, and the broader community.
