Many are allured to the concept that money spent on gambling will eventually pay off once they win in bet games.
One mentality why this happens is because people, especially those on the poverty line are thinking that they have nothing to lose and everything to gain after joining that is why more and more cash is being entered on the bet games.
This is one of the reasons why gambling addiction in third world countries is on the rise. The alarming fact about Kenyan gambling is even children under 18 years old are not being stopped in playing by owners of slot machines in the country.
Slot machines from China are the ones popular among teenage boys and rural areas in the country. Most of them even spend their lunch money on gambling. On upper-class cities, mobile gambling through cellular phones and computers are more rampant.
Moreover, even sporting events are being placed on the bet. The Kenyan government does its part by confiscating slot machines being played by minors and eventually destroying them.
However, there are reported cases wherein the confiscated slot machines are seen being operated hours after confiscation by the local authorities. Licenses for all betting firms in Kenya were canceled on July until taxes were paid.
Another problem that the country faces is the unregulated betting games that more and more Kenyans play into. And because of not being regulated, many illegal companies that tarnish the name of legitimate ones are on the rise as well.
Over half of the population involved in any form of gambling in Kenya are low-income earners. Kenyan gambling earned 200 million Shillings in 2018 despite the economically-depressed population involved.
There are several reasons why Kenyans are getting more and more hooked to online gambling. You can read this infographic from Chezacash to know these reasons.
