National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board chief executive Denis Mudene Ngabirano said 93% of gaming in Uganda takes place online. He described responsible gaming measures including awareness campaigns, counselling and a self-check quiz, and urged players to use licensed operators.
The regulator’s account links online activity with oversight challenges, including access by young people and unlicensed operators.
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Uganda’s National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board chief executive Denis Mudene Ngabirano said annual gaming revenue reached about UGX323bn in FY2024/25, up from approximately UGX50.6bn in FY2019/20. He attributed the increase to tighter licensing and digital oversight, and said the regulator had seized more than 6,000 illegal gaming machines with police.
Uganda’s National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (NLGRB) met with the judiciary and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions on 31 October 2025 to discuss gaming-law enforcement and prosecutions. The meeting’s resolutions included capacity-building, stronger evidence management and prioritising custodial sentences over fines.
Uganda’s finance minister Matia Kasaija addressed the National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board handover on 24 July 2025, praising the outgoing board and urging its successor to sustain sector growth. The board reported annual gaming revenue of UGX323 billion in 2024/25, up from UGX50.6 billion in 2019/20, and turnover of UGX8 trillion by the end of 2024/25.
Uganda’s finance minister, Matia Kasaija, officiated the handover to a new National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board, according to the board’s announcement. The incoming board is led by Kenneth Kitariko and includes members with backgrounds in regulation, law, sports governance, planning and law enforcement; Aloysius Mugasa Adyeri chaired the outgoing board.
Uganda’s National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (NLGRB) partnered with National Enterprise Corporation to destroy confiscated illegal gaming machines. NLGRB chief executive Denis Mudene Ngabirano said the Board had seized more than 5,000 machines, of which more than 2,300 were sent to Luwero Industries in Nakasongola for destruction. The Board said it obtains a court order before destruction.