Several Kenyans have revealed how they lost money to Aviator games. Below are the testimonies:
Case1
How Gambling Almost Ruined My Life. I used to think gambling was an easy way to make money. Just place a bet, get lucky, and walk away with millions.
That’s what I believed—until reality hit me.
For months, ago I was losing between KSh 5,000 and KSh 10,000 every month on Aviator. I kept telling myself that the next bet would be the big one. Sometimes I won, but most of the time, I lost. I didn’t care. As long as there was a chance to win, I kept going.
Then came the moment that changed everything.
In 2024 , Somebody sent me KSh5000 to help meet my expenses . Instead sorting expenses I took KSh5000 and placed it on aviator gambling. I was sure this time would be different. I had studied the game. I had a strategy.
I lost it all.
That was my wake-up call. I sat there, staring at my empty balance, realizing how deep I had fallen into this trap. I wasn’t just losing money—I was losing control.
I’ve met so many young men who are stuck in the same cycle. Betting feels like the only way out. It promises quick money, but in the end, you always lose more than you win.
Gambling is not a business. It’s not an investment. It’s not a path to financial freedom.
If you’re trapped in this cycle, take a step back. Ask yourself—how much have you really made? And how much have you lost?
The only way to win at Aviator gambling is to stop playing.
Case2
This is my story about aviator
2023
I lost 400,000 on aviator that I was to use to build my house ushago
After losing the money was so depressed before I could cool I lost my job as a cashier at Diamond Trust bank. There after the bank paid me 200,000 for my service all this money within 3days lost all on aviator on both betika and sportpesa
Sold my 2expensive phones redmi note 9pro and huawei y9 prime got 40k ended up losing all of it to aviator
Lost 30k I got from my Uber business all to aviator
Borrowed heavy loans from play store and lost all on aviator
Same year after losing my job sold all my expensive house items on aviator they include the following
1.43inch Samsung smart TV worth 53k
2. 23k home theater
3. 45k sofasets
4. 30k worth laptop
5. 9k curtains
6. WiFi rooters
7. Gas plus cooker plus Niko koa worth 15k
8. 20k bed plus matress
And if the was not enough sold my car lost all on aviator since ever have remained homeless broke and poor always begging
2024
Lost 1year. Salary playing aviator 250,000 working as a BOM teacher
I have not been able to pay rent and buy fooding
Slept outside 2weeks
Kuoga was a challenge ,kunyoa
I lost all my trusted friends because of this avaitor
I have been living in a very pathetic environment since I came to Nairobi despite working
2025
Took loan of 5k from a colleague teacher never paid yet
After being employed by TSC as an intern took a loan with mwalimu Sacco 30,000 lost all on aviator same night
After that I was paid a salary of 31,800 by TSC lost all within a day
Finally received 8100 for kcse invigilation to wipe off my tears ended losing all same day
Case3
Hello Cyprian. Hide my ID please. I am an RCO and a victim of sports betting. I remember back then at my high school time, while I was in form 2, a friend of mine introduced Sportpesa to me in 2015. Back then I used to bet with my little pocket money, then the losses kept on piling up and I kept going for the “big win.” I used to be a treasurer for a certain football club in our village. I remember I used to bet with the money of the club and I lost it all. While I was in form 4, one of the players got suspicious of me and asked for the money. I had to lie to them that my dad took it all and that I would get it back, and in the end, I sold my Samsung pocket phone and repaid the debt of a total of 13k.
I finished high school in 2017, got a B plain. I worked as a teacher before joining campus. I remember betting all my salary of 15k every month but still couldn’t stop betting.
I joined campus in March 2019. My problems with betting took a worse turn and I started to gamble with school fees. I remember during my final semester at college, I had a fee balance of 47k and was about to sit for FQE, and I had used the money to bet and lost it all. I had suicidal thoughts and even slit my right wrist to die in 2021, but then I was saved by my roommate. My roomie helped me in raising the fees and I sat for the FQE.
I finished my college studies and went for an internship in 2023. I saw so many health professionals doing aviators. I got hooked again and started doing this aviator thing. Believe me, I was betting all my hard-earned money. There was a day I remember I lost 145k all at once in the aviator but still found myself going back to it.
I finished my internship and got my license in July 2024. I got a private job in Nairobi and was paid 65k a month. What I used to do was deduct my rent fee and a small amount to send to my parents, and the rest, around 40k, I bet it all in aviator or sometimes sports betting. I lost it all but still found myself keeping the cycle going on.
As we speak, I am in debt which I am paying that I took last year from friends. The debt mounted to 286k and right now I am almost done with it as I have only 29k remaining.
I relocated to my hometown to start life afresh and concentrate more on my well-being. I got a job offer from the county government for a contract basis job and all I can hope for is to never go back to gambling again. I got support from my parents and siblings.
So all I can say is this betting is real and it’s worse than cancer. People are dying out there and I am one of the victims who almost killed himself and still went back to it. No one is safe, and health professionals themselves are victims of it.
There’s this book called “Easy Way to Stop Gambling,” it helped me a lot and I am now 2 months gambling-free.
So thank you for creating awareness.
Case3
Aviator the menace
Greetings Cyprian,
Other than my brother, An associate of mine who is in the business of drilling boreholes got caught up in this AVIATOR mess big time, na yake ni mbaya. We’ve been friends for about 6 years. When we met the guy was doing really well in most aspects of his life kwanza Financially. The quality of life he and his young family lived was good. He’d began constructing a 5 BR storied house in Moi’s Bridge among other developments. He even gave the MCA position a shot in 2022.
When we could chill I noted he was ever on his phone. I pointed this habit out but he’d tell me it’s a client he’s responding to. I came to find out it’s AVIATOR that had him glued to his phone, and that was the 1st time niliinteract na AVIATOR in 2023. He was playing it on Betika. I’m based in Nairobi but I come back to my home county frequently, from 2023 nikikuja home I noted his quality of life ilikuwa inadrop. Whenever I could ask we drive to Moi’s Bridge go check progress of his house he became dodgy, even if we’re passing by Moi’s Bridge he could not entertain the idea ya kuenda Kuona mjengo. I last visited the site akitaka kuanza 1st floor. I stopped asking to see the site, but we were still cool. I found that very awkward lakini.
Last year, I spent quite sometime at home. This is when I got to get the real picture of what was eating my boy. It was AVIATOR man! He was deep in it and in a very bad place. His marriage & other relationships were crumbling, he had never progressed on the mjengo since I last visited the site in 2023- that’s why hakutaka twende nione because he used to lie to me penye imefika. The worst part ni Pesa za clients he’d been directing to AVIATOR to the point he’s unable to deliver Borehole projects. He’s even had some issues with clients. He was the go to guy for borehole drilling in the region but that’s no longer the case. I can’t put an exact figure on how much he’s lost to AVIATOR but I’m sure it’s in Millions of shillings. Last year on 2 separate occasions he requested me to accompany him kwa hardware anunue materials za kupush mjengo by the time we’re meeting dude had already blown the cash on AVIATOR.
As everyone can see AVIATOR doesn’t discriminate, I shared my bro’s case( Student) and my associates case( Engineer), both close cases. Inapita na Students & also Professionals. No one is safe from this thing.
The immediate significant financial loss is devastating of course, but what’s more lethal is the after effects. Kenyans should stay far away from AVIATOR kabisa! And If you must bet I’d rather you bet on Arsenal loosing to Man UTD or Gor Mahia beating AFC. Good day!
Kind regards.
Case4
Hello Cyprian. On the issue of Aviator, this thing is a time bomb. I have been addicted to it since 2023.
I have been getting small contracts here and there since I am not employed. Imagine I have been using all the money I am paid for Aviator and I have never won, sometimes I use 10k, sometimes 20k, and within hours it’s gone.
Early this month, I contemplated committing suicide by throwing myself into Nairobi River because I lost 18k after using 12k to pay debts that I had accumulated the previous month. Shocking, these debts I took to play Aviator again. I placed the 18k and mind you I had not even paid for rent. Right now I have rent arrears of 12k. I am not supporting my child, I am not sending to my parents, I am not supporting my siblings, I just keep on telling them that I have not gotten any hustle. It is this feeling of worthlessness that made me almost commit suicide and I thank God that I didn’t. I am still battling the issue with the hope that God will redeem me. It’s an addiction that I won’t wish even for the worst of my enemy.
Aviator has made me a liar, to feel like I am working for nothing, I just feel like I need to be rescued from this pit. I suffer inwardly because on the outside, people think I am just okay.
I just pray to God to rescue me from this havoc, hopefully.
PLEASE HIDE MY IDENTITY.
Case5
There is a man named Dismas Mutai from Nandi County who lost Ksh 2.8 million to Aviator.
He was supposed to fly to the UK for his master’s degree studies. To fund his education, his parents sold a piece of land.
However, he needed a bank statement to prove to the university in the UK that he could finance his education and personal expenses.
To help him obtain the bank statement in time, two family friends offered to deposit the money into Dismas’ account—one deposited Ksh 1.8 million, and the other deposited Ksh 1 million.
The agreement was that Dismas would return the money as soon as the bank statement had matured.
Unfortunately, he invested the money in Aviator, hoping to make a huge profit before returning it.
Sadly, Aviator flew away with the money. Dismas did not believe.
Now, he is unable to travel to the UK for his studies. He doesn’t have the money to repay the two family friends who helped him, and he is in distress, just like his parents.
He has resorted to lamenting on Facebook, seeking help.
Case6
Hi Nyakundi. I’m a presenter at a leading Kamba media house, and I want to highlight a troubling issue. The real problem isn’t Aviator, but the media houses lying to their audience, encouraging them to gamble with promises of easy money. Presenters earn a 20% commission from the money generated. While the company once made over a million shillings daily, it’s now struggling. There have been cases of suicides and aggressive people demanding their lost money, which the company refunds but doesn’t fix the harm. The youth and women are the most affected. When I called it out I almost got fired. It’s a harmful system based on lies.
Case7
Nairobi Woman Who Squandered KSh 200k Chama Money Jailed for 3 Years: “Naogopa Kuzalia Huku”
Dorothy Katulu, a young pregnant woman, was sent to jail for three years because of using KSh 200,000 chama money to bet in the Aviator game
Dorothy used to work in the printing industry at the Ndaragwa building, and he got into a chama with friends, and things went smoothly for two years
In 2024, they had saved KSh 2.1 million, but she used KSh 200,000 to bet and her friends used her, which made her land at Lang’ata Women’s Priosn for three years
” I have been jailed for three years and I will leave in 2026. The food here is not good,” said Dorothy.
“I am seven-months pregnant; I’m not in good terms with my baby daddy ever since I was locked up in here. This is my first born and I will be giving birth to him here; I don’t have anything,” she added.
“I had been a good worker, and it reached a time when people of Ndaragwa building chose me to be their treasurer. I did well during the first two years but things went badly in 2024,” said Dorothy.
“They sent me KSh 200,000 so that I could send them some money. I shared with them the cash but I still had money in my phone. My co-worker told me about the Aviator game, where people gamble and win money,” she said.
“I tried to see if I could win any money to send my people who depend on me. I lost the entire amount and the rest of the chama members learnt about it. I had shared KSh 1.9 million and four people never got their money so they sued me,” she added.
“I am sorry to Patrick, Tinamoli, Catherine and Gachanga. I feel sorry for my baby, who will be born here,” said Dorothy who will be a single mum as her baby daddy ran away.
Aviator7
GAMBLING ALMOST DESTROYED ME – IT’S NOT WORTH IT.
I’ve tried it all—sports betting, casino games, jackpots—you name it. At first, it felt like easy money. That thrill of winning a bet, that small hope that the next one would be bigger, kept me going. But what I didn’t realize was that gambling is a trap.
I started small, thinking it was just for fun. But then, losses piled up. I would chase them, hoping to recover, only to dig myself into a deeper hole. The few wins I got only made me want to play more, but in the end, the house always wins. I lost money I couldn’t afford to lose. I lost time, peace of mind, and even relationships because of the stress and desperation that came with it.
Buh what I can say is, gambling can kill you. It drains you mentally, financially, and emotionally. It gives you false hope while slowly destroying you. There’s no real success in gambling—only regret.
And the so-called AVIATOR? That one is the worst of them all. It looks simple, like you can control when to cash out, but the truth is, it’s designed to make you lose. You think the next round will be better, you keep chasing losses, and before you know it, your money is gone.
If you’re deep into it, I beg you to step back before it’s too late. Find something productive, something that builds you up instead of breaking you. EASY MONEY ISN’T REAL, AND REAL MONEY ISN’T EASY.
Aviator8
How Aviator made me lose everything
Hi Nyakundi,
I’ve seen your Post on X about gambling and to be specific, Aviator and let me tell you Cyprian, That thing took me three years behind. I was introduced to this thing while I was working for a prominent mobile company here in Kenya. Basically, I could easily earn 100-150k a month. I blame the guy who showed me that I could easily triple my earnings and that’s where I knew, I’ll be the next landlord in Nairobi. I could see his earnings in seconds easily. This guy made 10K in two minutes using the money I paid him for a kilo of beef. Nyama tu ikikatwa hapo na second attendant, he even offered to buy me an extra 1/2kg from his winning.
That winning experience really got me thinking. I did not waste time, gave the beef to my woman and let her go cook as I learn investment techniques. I deposited a good chunk of my savings (20k) getting assured that I wouldn’t lose and he even proved his withdrawal over time. Shetani yeye.. It was my first time kuingizwa box na mwanaume.. Fast forward, I won a couple of thousands, lost.. won again.. after 2hours.. I went home with 21,389 to be precise. Not losing, I felt okay but that’s where my problems started.
That night I slept at 4am. Piloting.. Winning, losing.. You get mentally fatigued na uko on the same cash level. But eventually, I gave in with my account balance reading 250ksh. Yes, Two hundred and fifty.Did I give up? no! Next day at work, deposited another 20k to recover the lost amount.. Placed two bets, one auto cash out at 1.3, the next with an odd of 1.7. This pilot decided that 1.2 was enough. I went back to my account and placed now 30k. Thumping my chest that this one time God will do wonders. I have never questioned the existence of God but that day, trust me I could speak to him like my age mate. “Yaani unaniachilia hivi” sometimes singing songs of praise but the more I sang, the more I lost. Yaani you could even try to be a statistician, reading patterns ati blue, blue, purple, blue, the next will be blue..
The behavior went on for months and physically you could tell, I am not okay. I took out loans, to an extent of even getting loans from my family members. I mean huge ones since they knew my capacity. Mark you, the devil himself “The butcher” was now worse than me.. He piloted his fee, finished his parents business for good because there was a time he could even come to my place to bet since I always had wifi.. At that point, I left my girlfriend who I used to live with, quit my job, had thoughts of commiting suicide.. My friend, if it were not for my brother who I had already “conned” since I wouldn’t pay back the loan, I’d be 6 feet under narrating this to my ancestors. I went for therapy, took my full medication of antidepressants and most importantly prayed to God. Now I won’t say I’m fully recovered yet because the only asset I was left with was my “Betting Bed”, I managed to overcome. I now have a better job, started my family and living bet free. My advice out there, don’t think addiction is only drugs, play with dopamine and it screws you. Because that’s the secret behind aviator. Dopamine levels rise when you win.. giving you that good feeling, they drop when you lose and for you to balance this, you have to keep depositing and getting small wins, big loses. Before you know, you are just a piece of cabbage always waiting for “kandege time”
Aviator9
Hello cate
Si Leo tuongee about betting addiction jameni ..
This thing is taking people early to grave
Here is my story…
On February 2021 my friend lemme call her Mary introduced me to betting…hiyo site ilikuwa inaitwa sportybet kulikuwa na instant virtuals at first I was winning later nikaanza kukuliwa dooh. I would quit then Mary ananitumia screenshot of how she has won and that made me bet again hoping I’ll also win …that site was closed for Kenyans nikatafuta ingine ingine inaitwa odibets nikaanza kucheza virtuals juu nayo addiction ilikuwa imekuwa juu na if mtu hajakuwa addicted kwa kitu haezi elewa…nikaambia Mary about hiyo site na pia yeye akaanza kucheza….
Those 3years have ruined our lives completely coz Every cash napata huwa nabet aviator na hizo games na after few minutes napata nimepoteza everything.. I was married but we broke up with my husband juu ya hii kitu alikuwa anaacha pesa ya shopping natumia yote kubet .. people with betting addiction knows better how bad that thing is …mary naye alipewa dooh ya kupikia wageni wakati wa ruracio yake akabet nayo yote. I remember early this year nilitumia 120k zilikuwa za surgery ya siz yangu
Huwa tunalipwa nikitransfer pesa yangu akili yangu hugonga nibet I try recovering the lost money but napata ata hiyo imeenda
As we speak Niko na rent arrears za 48k I always lie to landlord sasa siku hizi Mimi hujificha ata huwa siwashi stima ndio asijue kama Niko kwa nyumba…
My parents walilose hope na Mimi they really don’t know what happened to me ..I would go visit them oftenly and send them money but for those 3yrs unless wanitumie fare niende huwa siendi they even took my child wakae na yy juu ata kulipa fees ilikuwa ngumu… before nianze hii kitu I had even bought my parents a car .. I was saving money I buy a plot and I used all that money kugamble it was around 320k
Aki life nilikuwa naishi na familia yangu people were admiring me. Nowadays ata kujibuyia nguo inakuwa ngumu…
Yesterday nilikuwa na 23k I had plans nitumie mum ata 5k na nibuyie mtoto nguo na nijibuyie. . nikasema lemme first bet na 3k by saa tano usiku sikuwa na ata fare ya kwenda job …
My friend Mary I opted for a transfer ndio tuone kama tutaachana na hii kitu but ananipigianga simu vile amebet Hadi na pesa za kupeleka mtoto hosi .her baby huconvulse …saa hii her house ameuza kila kitu amebaki na kitanda tu na gas ndogo and they way she had Hadi oven na anauza akitaka alipe deni then akipata hiyo dooh anabet
Mimi saa hii Niko na deni za watu almost 180k…nakopa nibet pesa inaenda…
I once posted kwa group ingine how addicted I am and I need help nikaaddiwa kwa group ingine ya addicts huko unapata watu wanashare tu story yao unaona this thing has affect many people especially ladies
Mi huacha hii kitu kabisa but once nimepata ata 2k my mind huwa haitulii Hadi nibet…ata nikikaa na cash huwa naenda kudeposit ata usiku now that huku kwetu Kuna shops hurun 24/7
People out here wakiniona watadhani Niko sawa but I’m slowly dying inside jameni
Kuna counsellors wanaeza nisaidia kweli ama is there anyone who has been through such na akaovercome??
Leme bring some testimonies from that group then you post on your wall
Aviator10
GAMBLING;IM BROKE, I M IN DEBT, I OWE, I’VE LOST FRIENDS AND IM A SUBJECT OF PUBLIC RIDICULE
THE DEAD END OF GAMBLING
By Oliver Mwanza
Today I choose to open up on the struggles I’ve had as a gambler…. Opening up is shameful but I believe it’s a part of recovery.
Gamblers and those willing to begin gambling, Learn from me…..I was into gambling (Aviator ) full time to an extent of obtaining money through false pretence from mobile money booths…. This led me to a good number of debts and police cases. I would borrow carelessly just to appease my gambling addiction. I would get money from friends, family, institutions and money lenders just to make sure I gamble.
I tried by all means to control the addiction but I would always relapse due to debts I accumulated in the first place.. All I needed was to waive off all my debts and begin life from scratch but no one came to my aid at all…. I’m now being pursued by a good number of people I owe, I have been on wanted by the police for a good number of cases where I swindled people just to have money for gambling… The job that I have passion for is at risk cause I’m ever up and down trying to run away from the masses who keep on hunting me cause I owe them…. I have messed up my relationships with different people all because of borrowing to gamble.
To all those I owe eg Kachingwe Major Samuel Mulenga Cyllan Nshale Elious W. Chisola Fena Febby Mwanza Isaac Asheal Nyirongo Dorothy Sunday Luminz Mavies Nyimbo Selekana the list goes on and on – I’m really sorry for getting your money and not being able to pay on time, it was never intentional that I borrow or get your money in dubious ways and not pay you.I bitterly regret my actions for you sweated for the money…i will definitely pay up as I hope that a better solution is on its way.. I have nothing against you for opening the police dockets and serving me with police call outs. I can’t blame you for you are just fighting for what rightly belongs to you.
Gambling has really stolen peace from my life. I have lost everything I totally worked for….I’m unable to look after my child due to debts. I can not run to anyone for help as they will always see a scammer in me, I’ve chased away destiny helpers and I’ve lost integrity All because of gambling. All these are consequences of compulsive gambling. STAY AWAY FROM GAMBLING (AVIATOR)
To Kansanshi Dynamos Football Club I really appreciate you for being there for me during my struggles with compulsive gambling. The main help I really need from you right now is to assist me with debt clearance. I know I get paid but I can’t suffice clearing debts with what I get at the end of the month..Have mercy on me and help me in my recovery. It’s something to appreciate that you have given me a job though I got a chance to work for kdfc once more while I was in deep debt hence confusions every time which makes it seem as if I’m not willing to change..I’m willing to be a better person. Mupeta Shi Emilio Mweshi Aaron Mweni Tyola Kenneth Nkhoma Joshua Mapipo b with your able leadership in the exco – kindly come through for me. Help me fight this thing by advocating for a debt waiver on my behalf please…. Sorry for putting this on public domain just that I had no better way of expressing it.
Yes, people laugh and see it as being careless or being crooked… Deep down my heart I’m a pure person with integrity despite suffering from compulsive gambling. I have chosen to turn my self in to the police for I have many cases to answer..if you have been looking for me, just come at solwezi central police and add your case to the cases being handled by police already.. The rest of you friends and family. I ask for your prayers and moral support as I hope to come out of this completely. I’ll be offline for some time and I’ll only return here if I can be bailed on bond. If bond fails then I will be in custody till legal takes it’s course.
Su!cide is never a solution to problems hence no matter how su!cidal you would get. never do it and you should know that what lies ahead is better than the problems you are facing right now.
Kindly find it in your heart to forgive me if this write up has offended you or you feel I wasn’t supposed to come out this way… I’m going through alot at the moment so please understand.
SAY NO TO GAMBLING.
