Uganda gambling law updates
Official changes to Uganda’s gambling rules and its regulators’ enforcement decisions, by official date, newest first, each checked against the official document. Last change listed 3 Nov 2026.
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2 updates
August 2026
- Not in a report yetIncome Tax (Amendment) Act, 2026 — Act 21
From 1 July 2026, payers of betting or gaming winnings must withhold tax at 15%; winnings paid by a person licensed to conduct a national lottery under section 23 are exempt from this withholding rule.
Official words and status
“Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2026: … person licenced to conduct a national lottery under section 23 of the Lotteries and Gaming …”
- Document
- Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2026: … person licenced to conduct a national lottery under section 23 of the Lotteries and Gaming …
- Our report
- From the official text · no research report yet
- Status
- Accepted as a law change on 2 Nov 2026; we have no research report for Uganda yet, so this line, from the official text, is our record of it.
June 2026
- Not in a report yetLotteries and Gaming (Amendment) Act, 2026 — Act 12
The gaming tax base for betting and gaming activity is set at 30% of stakes less payouts, which changes how operators calculate and file their tax from 1 July 2026.
Official words and status
“to harmonise the gaming tax rate for a betting or gaming activity to thirty percent of the total amount of money staked less the payouts.”
- Document
- Lotteries and Gaming (Amendment) Act: … Act 12 Lotteries and Gaming (Amendment) Act 2026 THE LOTTERIES AND GAMING (AMENDMENT ... Amendment of Lotteries and Gaming Act The Lotteries and Gaming Act is amended by ……
- Our report
- From the official text · no research report yet
- Status
- Accepted as a law change on 2 Nov 2026; we have no research report for Uganda yet, so this line, from the official text, is our record of it.
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