Ugandan authorities order ISP blocks on illegal online gambling sites

The chief executive of the Uganda’s Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board, Edgar Agaba, has informed reporters at a press conference that he has issued directions to Ugandan telecommunications agencies to require the ISP blocking of up to 500 online gambling websites accessing Ugandan punters without the necessary licensing and authority.

The initiative against online operators follows a purge of retail betting shops by teams from the Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board which recently went after unlicensed or non-compliant land betting operators. Early reports suggest that as many as 30 retail betting enterprises in Kampala alone have been shuttered in the drive.

Our readers will recall that Uganda revealed plans last month to amend the national tax laws to spread the burden of taxation across operators and punters by reducing to 20 percent the tax on operators, but hitting successful punters with a 15 percent tax on winnings.

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