{"id":24416,"date":"2026-05-08T06:24:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T09:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=24416"},"modified":"2026-05-08T07:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T10:03:14","slug":"uganda-gaming-regulator-moves-to-tighten-gambling-compliance-through-ura-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/uganda-gaming-regulator-moves-to-tighten-gambling-compliance-through-ura-partnership","title":{"rendered":"Uganda gaming regulator moves to tighten gambling compliance through\u00a0URA partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Both institutions agreed to strengthen coordination through shared compliance checks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Uganda.- Uganda\u2019s gaming regulator, the <strong>National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (NLGRB)<\/strong>, and the <strong>Domestic Taxes Office<\/strong> of the <strong>Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)<\/strong> have opened a new phase of cooperation aimed at improving compliance and increasing public revenue from the gambling sector. On Wednesday, May 6, the two entities held a meeting focused on enforcement gaps and joint oversight of licensed operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the engagement, both institutions agreed to strengthen coordination through shared compliance checks, joint field inspections and closer monitoring of operator activities. The approach is designed to address issues such as underreporting of revenue, non-payment of taxes and breaches of licensing conditions, challenges that have affected gambling markets across several African jurisdictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Uganda\u2019s gambling sector has expanded in recent years, driven by increased mobile betting and a growing number of licensed operators. This growth has also increased regulatory pressure on authorities to ensure that operators meet both tax and licensing requirements. The URA has previously identified the gaming sector as a contributor to domestic revenue, but compliance inconsistencies have limited its full potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NLGRB, which is mandated to supervise lotteries, betting and casinos, has been working to tighten enforcement standards, while the URA focuses on tax collection across all sectors. The latest engagement signals a move towards integrated regulation, where tax enforcement and licensing oversight operate in tandem rather than separately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials from both bodies indicated that improved data sharing and coordinated inspections will form part of the next phase of implementation. This is expected to reduce duplication of effort and close regulatory gaps that some operators have used to avoid full compliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The collaboration also aligns with broader government efforts to increase domestic revenue without introducing new taxes. By improving compliance within existing frameworks, authorities aim to ensure that gambling operators contribute proportionately to national development.<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<div id=\"see-also-container\">\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"related-article\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/TP14-LTD-15_900x-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"related-article__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/uganda-gambling-regulator-and-revenue-authority-meet-to-strengthen-gambling-oversight'>Uganda gambling regulator and revenue authority meet to strengthen gambling oversight<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both institutions agreed to strengthen coordination through shared compliance checks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":24419,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"","focusai_entities":"","focusai_location":"","focusai_target_profile":"","focusai_suggestions":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60013,60019],"tags":[2689],"class_list":["post-24416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-africa","category-regulation-news","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24416"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24416\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24422,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24416\/revisions\/24422"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}