The High Court is set to decide the fate of new, significantly increased gambling licensing fees in Kenya. Lawyers have challenged the new regulations, arguing they were implemented without public participation and will cripple the industry.

• Gambling companies face potential fees of Sh50 million for online bookmakers and Sh120 million for casinos, a stark increase from previous fees of Sh200,000 and Sh7 million respectively.
• The case was filed by lawyers Thomas Buckley Opal and Ken Brance against the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Kenya (GRA), the Attorney General, and the Prime Cabinet Secretary.
• Justice William Musyoka initially blocked the implementation of the new regulations, but the GRA has since requested the stay be lifted, claiming it hinders their licensing process.