May 31, 2019

They bet on plays down in Africa

A billboard advertising a popular sports betting site is seen along a highway in Nairobi, on November 8, 2017. ONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images

The inverted yield curve is back. The Earned Income Tax Credit could get an overhaul of its own. Kenyan regulators are keeping a watchful eye on online sports betting.

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Regulators in Kenya concerned about growing popularity of online gambling

by Halima Gikandi

May 31, 2019

Mobile phones are allowing ordinary Kenyans to try their luck on sports gambling.

A billboard advertising a popular sports betting site is seen along a highway in Nairobi, on November 8, 2017.

ONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images

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