Kenya Court exempts payment service providers from VAT, boosting online gambling sector<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The latest enforcement action is part of the ongoing Operation “Mashine Haramu”, which aims to clamp down on unauthorised gaming operators, manufacturers and suppliers across Uganda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":9111,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (NLGRB) and Uganda Police Force conducted an enforcement action in Kampala, dismantling an illegal gaming manufacturing operation. This raid, part of Operation \u201cMashine Haramu,\u201d led to the confiscation of 399 slot machine motherboards and 15 Chinese-manufactured slot machines, alongside the arrest of an individual for violating the Lotteries and Gaming Act. The initiative targets unauthorized gaming operators, manufacturers, and suppliers across Uganda to safeguard the public from associated risks.","focusai_entities":"National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (NLGRB), Uganda Police Force, Wadedeya Asuman","focusai_location":"Uganda, Lungujja, Kikandwa, Kampala, Rubaga Division, Central Police Station, Makindye Standards Court, Jinja City, Masaka City, Mpigi","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.8), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.9), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on Licensed Operators?","query":"How will the ongoing Operation 'Mashine Haramu' and its focus on illegal B2B manufacturing and supply chains impact the GGR and NGR of licensed gaming operators in Uganda, particularly regarding market share and competitive fairness?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Efficacy?","query":"What further enhancements to Uganda's Lotteries and Gaming Act, Cap. 334, or its enforcement mechanisms, might be considered to more effectively deter and dismantle sophisticated illegal gaming manufacturing and distribution networks?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60013,60023],"tags":[73],"class_list":["post-9109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-africa","category-legal-news","tag-illegal-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9109","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=9109"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9135,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9109\/revisions\/9135"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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