{"id":28093,"date":"2026-07-03T02:52:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T05:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=28093"},"modified":"2026-07-06T02:34:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T05:34:44","slug":"ithuba-ends-uganda-national-lottery-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/ithuba-ends-uganda-national-lottery-operations","title":{"rendered":"ITHUBA ends Uganda National Lottery operations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NLGRB said it is supervising the transition process to safeguard the interests of players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Uganda.- The <strong>National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (NLGRB) <\/strong>has announced that <strong>ITHUBA Uganda Limited<\/strong> is no longer operating Uganda\u2019s National Lottery, following the company\u2019s exit from the market on July 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The regulator said the operator discontinued National Lottery games on June 30 before formally ceasing trading the following day after notifying the Board of its decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NLGRB said it is overseeing the transition in line with its statutory mandate and the terms of the National Lottery licence and concession agreement. It added that discussions had been held with ITHUBA regarding its financial and operational position before the company confirmed its closure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite ending its operations, ITHUBA remains legally required to fulfil its obligations under the National Lottery licence, concession agreement and applicable laws, according to the regulator. NLGRB said it is supervising the process to safeguard the interests of players, prize claimants, retailers, employees, the government and other affected stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Board added that player balances, outstanding prize claims, operational records and other liabilities arising from National Lottery operations remain under its regulatory oversight while it works with ITHUBA and relevant institutions to complete the transition in an orderly and legally compliant manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Players with outstanding balances or unclaimed prizes have been instructed to contact ITHUBA Uganda through its official customer support channels as the settlement of valid claims continues. The regulator said further public updates will be issued where necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ITHUBA launched Uganda\u2019s National Lottery in June 2024 after securing a long-term concession from the Ministry of Finance in 2023. The operator\u2019s portfolio included Lotto, PowerBall, Daily Lotto, Sportstake 10 and Spin4Cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of press time, neither NLGRB nor ITHUBA Uganda had disclosed the specific reasons behind the operator\u2019s decision to end its operations in the country. The regulator indicated that it would provide further public guidance as the transition process continues.<\/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\/2026\/06\/164363793316396657641638974965contrato-acuerdo-2.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-resolves-nearly-90-of-betting-payout-complaints-as-operators-prove-highly-responsive'>Uganda gaming regulator resolves\u00a0nearly 90%\u00a0of betting payout complaints, says operators are highly responsive\u00a0\u00a0<\/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>NLGRB said it is supervising the transition process to safeguard the interests of players.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":7911,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"ITHUBA Uganda Limited has ceased operating Uganda's National Lottery as of July 1, following its notification to the National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (NLGRB). The NLGRB is actively supervising the transition process to safeguard the interests of players, prize claimants, retailers, employees, and the government, ensuring ITHUBA fulfills its statutory and contractual obligations. The specific reasons for ITHUBA's market exit remain undisclosed.","focusai_entities":"ITHUBA Uganda Limited, National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board, Ministry of Finance","focusai_location":"Uganda","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.85), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.9), gambler_consumer (0.75), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"ITHUBA Exit Reasons?","query":"What were the undisclosed financial or operational challenges that led to ITHUBA Uganda's premature exit from the National Lottery concession?"},{"label":"Lottery Re-concession Plan?","query":"How will the NLGRB manage the re-concessioning process for Uganda's National Lottery, and what criteria will be prioritized for new bidders?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60013,60019],"tags":[74],"class_list":["post-28093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-africa","category-regulation-news","tag-lottery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28093","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=28093"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28097,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28093\/revisions\/28097"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}