Uganda's National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board has confiscated 209 gaming machines that it classified as illegal across seven districts. The operation covered Busia, Tororo, Butebo, Pallisa, Budaka, Kibuku and Ntungamo and was carried out with support from the Uganda Police Force.
The November 6 iGaming AFRIKA report says the seizures form part of Operation Mashine Haramu, the regulator's continuing national campaign against unlicensed operators and unauthorised equipment. The campaign also seeks information about manufacturers and suppliers involved in distributing machines outside the regulated system.
The Board thanked district police commanders for their support and said cooperation with local communities helps enforcement teams locate suspected illegal activity. It has asked members of the public to report operators, suppliers and manufacturers believed to be working without the required authorisation. The announcement did not identify arrests or disclose the value of the seized equipment.
The latest action continues a sequence of multi-district operations. Eagle Online reported that more than 200 machines were removed in late October from Kampala-area locations and several other districts. An official Board release recorded a separate seizure of 169 machines in the West Nile region in May.
Uganda requires operators to hold the relevant licences and regulatory approvals before conducting gaming activity or making machines available for public use. The NLGRB's official site describes its mandate as licensing and supervising lotteries, casinos, gaming and betting while protecting the public from gambling-related harm. The repeated seizures show that machine enforcement remains an active part of that mandate beyond the capital.
