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Gambling firms lose petition to be allowed to trade

Kakamega OCPD Joseph Chebii points at 41 gambling machines that were confiscated during an operation. [Duncan Ocholla/Standard]

The High Court has dismissed a petition filed by betting firms seeking to stop the Government from confiscating and destroying their gambling machines.

Judge William Musyoka said the firms had failed to prove they were licensed to conduct the business as stipulated in law.

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