Games and content

Land-based gaming machines (EGMs)

Slot machines and electronic gaming devices, which Kenyan law requires to be certified and periodically verified.

Overview

Kenya's Gambling Control Act 2025 requires every gambling machine to be certified, registered and to undergo standards verification periodically. That covers slot machines, electronic gaming machines, electronic table games and the systems they connect to.

We test the machine as a whole: hardware, software, game content, meters, door and tamper controls, and the communication with monitoring systems, so a device can be approved, imported and placed in service.

What we test

  • Game software, RNG and RTP on the device
  • Hardware, cabinet security, doors, locks and tamper detection
  • Electronic and mechanical meters and their accuracy
  • Bill validators, ticket printers and cashless components
  • Power loss, error and recovery behaviour
  • Communication with monitoring and accounting systems
  • Software verification against the approved version

What you submit

  • Machine sample or access to a unit
  • Software media and critical file list
  • Technical documentation and manuals
  • Game content and maths
  • Target jurisdiction

What you receive

  • Device evaluation report
  • Certificate supporting registration and import clearance
  • Signatures for field verification
  • Findings report, where needed

Timeline and pricing

Both depend on the scope of the product and the number of markets. We agree a fixed quote and a timeline at scoping, before any work starts, and you can follow progress throughout.

How the work runs

Scope, test, certify, maintain.

1

Scope

We go through your submission and target markets, then agree exactly what needs testing. You get a fixed quote before work starts.

2

Test

Our engineers run the mathematics, functional, RNG and security checks. You follow each stage, with a Technical Account Manager on hand.

3

Certify

You receive the report and certificate for the regulations and jurisdictions you are entering, ready to send to the regulator.

4

Maintain

We keep approvals current with periodic audits, and handle changes, reskins and renewals before they become urgent.

Scope this service for your product

Send us the product and the target markets. We will confirm exactly what testing applies and send a fixed quote.