If you are a Kenyan or a citizen of East African countries like Tanzania, Uganda, and Ethiopia, you probably have heard about Mpesa. This mobile money transfer service has revolutionized money and its handling. It has dominated the market such that you can do your shopping, pay your bus fare, rent and even school fees using it. Soon, this payment method might be the way to go in Kenya and East Africa as a whole.

With the abrupt rise in Mpesa mobile money transfer service, many bookmakers have started accepting deposits and offering withdrawal services through Mpesa. Yes, you don’t have to go to the bank to deposit, provided you have a Mpesa account on your mobile phone.

Asking yourself how to deposit into your bookmaker using Mpesa? We got the right instructions for you.

Creating a Mpesa Account is the First Step

To deposit into your bookmaker account using Mpesa, you must create an account on Mpesa. This is a quick process that follows the below steps:

1. Buy a Safaricom sim card from mobile phone shops or usual retail shops countrywide.
2. Visit an agent that will help you with the registration process. Some of the documents required for the registration include the following:
   *A valid national identity card, passport, or military card for those in Defence Forces;
   *Home and postal address;
3. The registering agent will give you a form to fill out during the registration. Afterwards, the process will be done within a few minutes, and your sim card will be ready for use, with a Mpesa menu ready.

Activating your Mpesa Account

Immediately after registering your sim card, you will have your Mpesa menu on your mobile device. However, you will not be able to use it now until you activate it. Below are the steps for activating M-pesa:

1. Open the Mpesa menu on your phone.
2. Click on activate.
3. Enter a four-digit code sent to you through SMS by Safaricom.
4. You will be given an option to create a new pin for security reasons.
5. Key in your national identity number to confirm the changes.

Crediting Your Mpesa Account

After your Mpesa account is activated, you have the chance to deposit money into it. To do this, you can consider any of the below options:

• Through online banking methods;
• Depositing through Mpesa Agents;

Depositing into Your Bookmaker

Now that your Mpesa has some money, you can quickly deposit it into your betting account. There are two ways to do this, and you can choose any of the following:

• Sending through the pay bill number;
• Directs sending through the bookmaker deposit page;

Sending through Pay Bill Numbers

Depositing through the Mpesa pay bill number service is the most common method for betting sites. Below are the steps to use this method:

1. Open M-Pesa menu and click on Lipa na Mpesa.
2. Choose the pay bill option.
3. Enter the business number of the betting site you wish to deposit to.
4. Key in the account number of the bookie, followed by the amount and PIN.
5. Click on the send button, and the amount will reflect in your bookmaker account immediately.

Depositing in your 1xbet Account through M-pesa

Depositing via M-Pesa can allow you to get a 1xbet welcome bonus for your account. In order to make a Mpesa deposit at 1xBet, follow these steps:

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Depositing in your 22bet Account through Mpesa

If you use Mpesa for your payments and want to deposit some money into your 22Bet account, you can use the steps described below:

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