Company file
BetLion
Kenya GRA +2
Nairobi, Kenya / Dar es Salaam, Tanzania · 40k visits / day
Legal BetLion (Kenya / Zambia licensed entities — confirm live BCLB / Zambian paper) · 888Africa (Evoke plc / 888 minority JV) — acquired Aug 2023
CEO Robert Chirchir was MD at the 2023 sale (confirm current)
Founders Victor Chandler (founder / chairman 2017)
Founded 2017
Parent 888Africa
Kenya/Zambia brand bought by 888Africa (evoke-linked JV) in 2023. Christopher Coyne of 888Africa is on the 2026 iGaming Express list. Founder Victor Chandler is history, not the current owner.
Kenya and Zambia-facing brand. Founder Victor Chandler; owner since August 2023 is 888Africa. Confirm the live domain — Zambia has leaned toward Bandabets.
Licences Kenya BCLB / GRA (confirm live) · Zambia casino/betting board (confirm live) · DRC (claimed at sale — confirm live)
How you pay M-Pesa, Mobile money, Bank transfer, Cards (unspecified)
Currencies NGN, TZS, KES, USD
Languages English, Swahili
Sister brands 888bet Africa, Bandabets (Zambia migration — confirm)
Products Sportsbook
Odds formats Fractional · Decimal · US / American · Implied probability
Related companies 888Africa (Evoke plc / 888 minority JV) — acquired Aug 2023 (Parent) · 888bet Africa (Sister brand) · Bandabets (Zambia migration — confirm) (Sister brand)
Address Nairobi, Kenya / Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Office visit Not on file
Public officers / staff
- Robert Chirchir was MD at the 2023 sale (confirm current) · CEO / leadership
- Victor Chandler (founder / chairman 2017) · Founder
- Christopher Coyne · 888Africa
Trust matrix — categories, not the published weight
- MetVerified owners — Named private owners on the public record.
- MetNamed officers / staff — Robert Chirchir was MD at the 2023 sale (confirm current) (CEO / leadership) · Victor Chandler (founder / chairman 2017) (Founder)
- MissingAddress on a register — Nairobi, Kenya / Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- MissingPhone number on file — No published corporate or support telephone.
- MissingEmail address on file — No published corporate email — contact form only, or none.
- PartialLongevity — Operating since 2017 (9 years).
- MetRelated businesses — 888Africa (Evoke plc / 888 minority JV) — acquired Aug 2023 (Parent) · 888bet Africa (Sister brand) · Bandabets (Zambia migration — confirm) (Sister brand)
- PartialLicence stringency — 3 jurisdictions. Strongest on file: Kenya GRA. Extra countries add weight; they do not wash out a weak home licence.
- MissingOffice visit — No Bettor Concierge visit on file
- Founder is Victor Chandler. Owner since Aug 2023 is 888Africa, not Chandler.
- Confirm the live Kenya/Zambia domain — Zambia has redirected toward Bandabets.
- Leadership named on iGaming Express Top 100 2026 (people list — not a trust score)
Official website betlion.co.ke