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| Kenyan $2m jackpot winner Abisai doubts he will bet again | Kenyan $2m jackpot winner Abisai doubts he will bet again |
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| A Kenyan punter who won a $2m (£1.6m) jackpot after correctly predicting the outcome of 17 football matches doubts he will ever bet again. | A Kenyan punter who won a $2m (£1.6m) jackpot after correctly predicting the outcome of 17 football matches doubts he will ever bet again. |
| Samuel Abisai, 28, won the jackpot after placing about $2 on two separate picks, betting firm SportPesa says. | Samuel Abisai, 28, won the jackpot after placing about $2 on two separate picks, betting firm SportPesa says. |
| Mr Abisai plans to give some of his winnings back to society, including supporting his local football team in the western region of Kakamega. | Mr Abisai plans to give some of his winnings back to society, including supporting his local football team in the western region of Kakamega. |
| The payout is reportedly one of the biggest ever paid in Kenya. | The payout is reportedly one of the biggest ever paid in Kenya. |
| The average salary of a civil servant in Kenya is about $150 per month. | The average salary of a civil servant in Kenya is about $150 per month. |
| Kenyans' love of gambling: Alastair Leithead, BBC News, Nairobi | |
| Kenyans are the biggest gamblers in sub-Saharan Africa. Three-quarters of 17-to-35 year olds in Kenya admit to having placed a bet, according to a recent survey. | |
| Gambling on phone apps is easy, so many Kenyans regularly make payments through their mobile phones. | |
| The government is worried - and has just slapped a 50% tax on bookmakers, lottery companies and sports betting sites. | |
| Mr Abisai is, however, not affected as the taxation comes into effect next year. | |
| "I think I am not going to bet again," Mr Abisai told journalists in Nairobi. | "I think I am not going to bet again," Mr Abisai told journalists in Nairobi. |
| The company's boss Ronald Karauri led a convoy, including a stretch limousine, to pick up Mr Abisai from his home in the small town of Thika 45km (27 miles) north-east of the capital, Nairobi. | The company's boss Ronald Karauri led a convoy, including a stretch limousine, to pick up Mr Abisai from his home in the small town of Thika 45km (27 miles) north-east of the capital, Nairobi. |
| It had to navigate a large pothole just outside his home. | It had to navigate a large pothole just outside his home. |
| The father of one daughter works for a Chinese company and speaks fluent Mandarin. He has not decided whether he will quit his job. | The father of one daughter works for a Chinese company and speaks fluent Mandarin. He has not decided whether he will quit his job. |
| However, he did say that top on his list of priorities is buying a car and investing in real estate. | However, he did say that top on his list of priorities is buying a car and investing in real estate. |
| The betting industry is rapidly growing across Africa. |