Uganda’s Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (LGRB) told iGaming operators at a meeting in Kampala on 26 September 2023 to integrate with its central monitoring system. The LGRB chief executive said licences for the following year would not be renewed for operators that had not integrated by year-end.
Operators that miss the integration deadline risk losing renewal of their licences for the following year.
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Reportedly, NLGRB leadership appeared before the parliamentary COSASE committee on 26 August to address Auditor General queries. Chief executive Denis Mudene led the board’s delegation.
Reportedly, Uganda’s NLGRB held a stakeholder session with licensed operators to discuss compliance, anti-money laundering and responsible gambling. The board encouraged operators to integrate these obligations into daily operations. It subsequently met the Uganda Revenue Authority to coordinate gambling oversight and tax compliance.
Uganda’s National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (NLGRB) said its chief executive, Denis Mudene, joined regulators at a SiGMA Africa Summit session on gaming oversight. Participants discussed possible common licensing standards and a continent-wide reporting mechanism, alongside player protection and technology-enabled monitoring; these were presented as areas to explore, not adopted measures.
Uganda’s National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board said it is working with the Judiciary and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to improve gaming-law enforcement. The collaboration includes capacity building, expertise sharing and coordinated action, with the agencies aiming to support timely and fair prosecutions.
Uganda’s National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board called for government agencies to work together on responsible gaming during the fourth Heads of Government Agencies meeting in Kampala. NLGRB chief executive Denis Mudene cited risks including underage participation; attendees said they would raise awareness among staff and share strategies to address gambling-related harms.