10,000 jobs and sponsorship deals at risk, betting firms warn

Association of Gaming Operators-Kenya Treasurer Nickson Maina, left, chairman Ronald Karauri and Secretary Judith Kiragu during a media briefing yesterday in Nairobi. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU | NMG

The gaming and betting industry faces possible total collapse and with it tens of thousands of jobs once the taxation law is effected in January 2018.

The Association of Gaming Operators Kenya (Agok) Friday said their business cannot sustain the recently revised 35 per cent tax on gross profit and thereafter 30 per cent corporate tax.

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