Licensing Process

Section 41 of the Lotteries and Gaming Act, 2016 gives the Board mandate to award license. An application for a license under the law shall be made to the Board and the application shall be in the prescribed form and shall;

  • Specify the activity for which a license is required and the type of license;
  • Where the applicant is an individual, state the age of the applicant;
  • Where the applicant is a company, the age of the shareholders;
  • Specify the address of the applicant;
  • Be accompanied by the prescribed fee; and
  • Be accompanied by the prescribed information or documents.

In determining the suitability, the board takes into the following

  • The integrity of the applicant or of a person relevant to the application;
  • The competence of the applicant or of a person relevant to the application to carry on the licensed activities in a manner consistent with this Act;
  • The financial and other circumstances of the applicant or of a person relevant to the application, including, the resources likely to be available for the purpose of carrying on the licensed activities.

Section 42 of the Lotteries and Gaming Act states that Processing of application by the Board shall examine the application and;

  • Shall take into the suitability of the applicant to carry on the activities for which the license is required;
  • May Consider the suitability of any gaming and betting machine proposed to be used in connection with the activities for which the license is required; or
  • May consider the suitability of any other equipment proposed to be used in connection with the activities for which the license is required.

After investigating and inquiring into the matters stated in the application, the Board shall within twenty one days after receiving an application

  • Approve the application and issue a license;
  • Reject the application; or
  • Approve the application and issue a license in respect of one or more of the activities specified in the application and reject it in respect of the others.

Where the Board rejects an application in whole or in part, the Board shall within fourteen days notify the applicant of the rejection, and specify the reasons. A person aggrieved by the decision of the Board, shall appeal to the Minister. The chairperson of the Board shall sign the license where the Board recommends that a license may be issued. The Board shall gazette licenses issued and applications rejected.

All applications for a license must be made online at E-Licensing

National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board.

The National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (NLGRB), a corporate body mandated to regulate and oversee lotteries, gaming, and betting. Established under the Lotteries and Gaming Act No. 7 of 2016, our mandate is simple yet impactful: to create a fair, transparent, and well-regulated gaming environment that benefits the nation while protecting Ugandans from the adverse effects of gaming.

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Licensing Process

Job Application Form
  • Position
  • Bio Data
  • Education background
  • Working Experience
  • References
  • Documents

Part C: hip to Professional

Documents (Cover Letter, Academic Transcripts and Certificates) as one document