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Uganda gaming board arrests technician with slot-machine equipment in Kampala

Enforcement & compliance

Source: NLGRB (Uganda)

Uganda’s National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board said its enforcement team and police arrested Wadedeya Asuman at a shop in Kampala during Operation Mashine Haramu. The board reported seizing 399 slot-machine motherboards, 15 slot machines and two sacks of spare parts; it said Asuman was being held at Central Police Station and would be charged in court.

The seizure targets equipment linked to the supply of unauthorised gaming machines in Uganda.

Earlier fines and penalties by NLGRB

DateCompanyAmountStoryAppeal status
National Enterprise CorporationNot statedNLGRB sends more than 2,300 illegal gaming machines for destructionNot stated
Not namedNot statedUganda gaming regulator seizes equipment in Mbarara operationNot stated
Not namedNot statedUganda gaming board prepares more than 1,092 illegal machines for destructionNot stated

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Carabinieri, Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency and prosecutors in Cosenza executed precautionary measures against 15 people on 26 October 2026, according to the investigation notice. Two were placed under house arrest, six received non-custodial measures and seven were barred from gambling-related work for one year; investigators allege offences including fraud and corruption.

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