January 24, 1968: Hundreds of gambling and amusement machines are shuts following a total ban on gambling machines in the country. The order made by Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs Mr. Daniel arap Moi said that the ban takes effect immediately. According to the Betting, Lotteries and Gaming Act of 1966, a “gaming machine” is defined as “a machine for playing a game of chance. being a game which requires no action by any player other than the actuation Or manipulation of the machine. A number of distributors and operators met at an unofficial meeting in Nairobi in the afternoon and heard the ban confirmed On the VoK headlines.

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