Best Betting Sites Kenya
Betting in Kenya is extremely popular, and the most popular sport is bet on is of course soccer. But more on that later. There are plenty of betting sites in Kenya, but only a few are the BEST, and worth you risking your time and your shillings. So what makes the best betting site in Kenya? It all comes down to what you, as a punter, value in a betting site. We believe the below aspects are the most important when looking at choosing a betting site.
Speed of registration
You should be able to register within less than 30 seconds. This means all the betting site should ask for is your mobile number and then an OTP. All of your ther KYC information can be provided to the betting site by the mobile operator, like Safaricom. Some Kenya betting sites require you to set a password, while others do not and use the OTP each time you log in. The registration page needs to be super lite on data and they need to use a number of mobile network operators for the OTP sms in case there are network issues.
Speed of Deposits
It should be possible to make a deposit from your mobile wallet to your betting wallet and have the funds available to bet with, within less than 1 minute. Although every betting site in Kenya uses mobile money (see betting paybill numbers or Airtel betting sites in Kenya) as a deposit method, some still require manual processing to ensure fraud protection and this can slow the process down. When you make a deposit, you want it to reflect almost instantly so that you can place those bets.
Speed of Withdrawal
The same thing goes with withdrawals. Although, every betting site in Kenya will offer mobile money withdrawals, what matters is how fast the money hits your mobile wallet once you have requested the funds. Although most sites will say that the withdraw is instant, for some it can take upwards of 2hours, which is unacceptable. The withdrawal needs to be as fast as possible, and needs to be processed successfully in under 5 minutes.
Kenya Jackpots
Betting on Jackpots is popular in Kenya, owing to the ease with which you can play them. The stakes are low, the bonuses high and they are a fun distraction from single bets or building your own multibets. In order to be considered one of the best betting sites in Kenya, the site needs to offer a jackpot. The only exception here is Odibets (see the Odibets App). Not only must the jackpot be frequent (ideally twice per week), but needs a low stake and a big jackpot bonus to make it enjoyable. Betpawa have mastered this. The following sites offer jackpots (some weekly, some daily, some big and some small). Betpawa, Betway, Betika, Mbet, Betlion, Bet254, Shabiki, Mozzart, Flooks, Ligibet, Sportpesa, Sportybet, Betmania, Wekelea and Bigpesa.
Low Minimum stake
Having a low minimum stake for all bets, including single bets, multibets and jackpots. You don’t want to risk too much of your bankroll on one bet, and so having a low minimum stake means that your funds can go even further, allowing you to spread the risk among more bets. Some sites such as Betpawa have a minimum stake starting from as low as 1 KES, while others start at 10KES.
Other betting products?
Apart from betting on soccer, it’s important that the betting sites offer other betting products. These can include jackpots like above, but should also include casino, lotto betting, virtual sports, etc. Offering a range of betting products, give the punter choice as well as entertainment value. Still the most popular football betting markets include our: correct score prediction, gg prediction, sure bets and draw prediction.
Good bonuses
Betting bonuses in Kenya are just as important as they are in all other betting markets. These can include Welcome Bonuses, Jackpot bonuses, Free Bets, Multibet bonuses, cashback and loyalty bonuses. The more bonuses a betting site has, the more opportunities you have to place free bets and win from them, and who doesn’t like free money!
List of best betting sites in Kenya
So based on the above, what do we think are the best Kenya betting sites? We have them listed below:
Betika
Betika has been one of the best betting sites in Kenya since before the government shutdown Betin and Sportpesa. They have an excellent mobile site, offer daily and weekly jackpots, virtual sports and casino betting. They have an excellent brand.
Shabiki
Shabiki took the unconventional step of removing all fixed odds sports betting, and only offering jackpots. This allows them to focus on offering the best jackpot offers and players know what to expect when they get to the site.
Odibets
Odibets are the only site in our top Kenya list that do not offer a jackpot. They have taken the route of offering the fastest betting in Kenya and do this by offering a streamlined mobile site, focused on soccer betting.
Betway
Betway offer the full range of betting options including fixed sports, casino and virtuals. They used to offer jackpots in Kenya as well, but removed them citing a lack of liquidity with the Kenya taxes being too high.
Betlion
Betlion have followed the Odibets route of a simplified betting experience. They offer fixed sports, jackpots (including a free to play jackpot) and virtuals.
Bet254
Bet254 launched when Betpawa was closed and looks like it is owned by the same group. Bet254 focuses on soccer betting, a very popular jackpot and now a new virtuals betting product.
Mbet
Mbet have been operating in Kenya for ages and quietly just keep growing. They offer a simplified betting site focused exclusively on soccer betting, and a daily jackpot called the Mbet Perfect 12.
Other Kenya betting sites: Bangbet.
Free Soccer Betting Tips Kenya
As betting on soccer is so popular in Kenya, we focus our effort on providing free soccer betting tips. All of our kenya betting tips will include predictions for all the major soccer league matches, as well as all the soccer matches that occur in the kenya jackpots. Our goal is to be able to provide you with any and all betting tips you need to place your bet with a Kenya betting site, with more knoweldge than before.
Virtual Sports Kenya
Virtual sports betting has never been as popular as it is in other betting markets, but has recently taken off in popularity. It seems that almost all kenya betting sites now offer a virtual sports betting game, mainly being virtual soccer betting. Some, like Betika and Bet254, even have their own branded virtual soccer leagues. Virtual betting remains popular even during traditional soccer season, as it gives you something to bet on between matches, as it can be done 24hours per day.
Kenya Betting Bonuses and Free Bets
Most betting sites in Kenya will offer various betting bonuses and free bets. These can be first deposit bonuses, free bets for certain matches or markets, or products, and bonuses for multibets etc.