Uganda gaming regulator seizes illegal fish tables in Kampala workshop
National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board officers intercepted a boda boda rider with an illegal gaming machine and raided a workshop where they found nine more fish tables
Uganda.- The National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (NLGRB) intercepted a boda boda rider transporting an unlicensed gaming machine from Mengo to Namayingo Taxi Park in Kampala on May 8, according to an enforcement update posted on X.
The rider directed investigators to a furniture workshop where officers discovered and seized nine illegal gaming fish tables. The statement said the seizure forms part of ongoing enforcement against unlicensed gaming operations.
ENFORCEMENT UPDATE
— National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (@lgrb_uganda) May 8, 2026
Enforcement team intercepted a boda boda rider transporting an illegal gaming machine from Mengo to Namayingo Taxi Park.
Upon interrogation, the rider led the team to a furniture workshop where 9 illegal gaming fish tables were discovered and confiscated.… pic.twitter.com/qkbFEZ47Sw
Fish tables, slot machines and gaming motherboards have been a focus of recent raids amid concerns about local assembly and distribution to illegal venues. NLGRB says illegal machines undermine tax collection and create unfair competition for licensed operators.
The regulator confirmed that crackdown operations will continue in efforts to strengthen compliance and regulate the country’s gambling sector.
