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Fears of dirty cash as illegal betting firms turn to cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin Cryptocurrency trends graphs. [Getty Images]

Betting companies have now devised new ways of clandestinely operating in Kenya without paying taxes

They allow punters to transact using hard-to-trace cryptocurrencies, an investigation by the Financial Standard has revealed.

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