By SectorWire desk ·
Uganda’s Principal Judge Jane Frances Abodo commended the NLGRB on 15 September 2026. Her remarks recognised the board’s oversight of the country’s gambling industry.
The remarks give judicial recognition to NLGRB’s role in regulating Uganda’s gambling sector.
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