Kampala- Annual non-tax revenue collections of the National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board have grown from Shs1.14 billion in financial year 2019/2020 to Shs8.79 billion in financial year 2024/2025, an eightfold rise in non-tax revenue collection driven by improved licensing, revised fee structures, and strengthened compliance systems.
Bernard Winyi, the Acting Executive Director of the Board gave the update while presenting budget estimates to the Finance Committee of Parliament.
The Board’s annual revenue collections have also grown from Shs17.4 billion in financial year 2015/2016 when it was established, to Shs323 billion in 2024/2025.
Its total revenue collection from the gaming sector for the first half of the running financial year 2025/2026 stands at Shs176.7 billion, with a target of Shs391 expected by the end of the financial year.
Legislators including Hon. Paul Omara Otuke County) commended the National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board for its momentum in growing its non-tax revenue, and pledged to lobby for more budgetary support to improve its services.
Sheema Municipality MP, Hon. Dicksons Kateshumbwa questioned the Board’s capacity to curb the use of illicit gaming machines across the country, and proposed that the Board works closely with local government structures like parish chiefs, to identify illegal operators.(Source: Parliament of Uganda)
