iGaming Payment Solutions
Africa · Verified 2026-07-31
iGaming payments inUganda
Deposits run on MTN Mobile Money, and settle in UGX.
5
Providers with a rail here
2
Reach it directly
2
Rails tracked
UGX
Settles in
Quick info
- Currency
- UGX
- Region
- Africa
- Betting
- regulated
- Casino
- regulated
- Dominant rail
- Mobile money
- Providers
- 5 (2 direct)
- Regulator
- NLGRB
What the rule actually is in Uganda
Our own reading, not a summary of someone else's
Licensed by the National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board, and the tax structure was harmonised from 1 July 2026: a single 30% of GGR across betting and gaming, replacing a split that charged gaming 30% and betting 20%, plus 15% withheld on net player winnings. A foreign online sportsbook budgets around UGX100m in initial fees, with East African nationals paying half. Bettor accounts must be linked to a phone number, which is less a compliance footnote than a description of the market: deposits are mobile money, and an operator without MTN and Airtel wallet integrations has no cashier at all.
How money actually moves
The rails players reach for, in the order that matters locally
- MTN Mobile Moneydominant
mobile money
The largest wallet and the default deposit rail; a direct biller code rather than aggregator routing is what drives approval rates and payout reliability.
- Airtel Moneymajor
mobile money
The number two network wallet, carried for coverage and fee pressure rather than for extra reach.
Which providers reach these rails
5 of the providers we track carry a recorded entry for this market
Direct acquiring
2A direct relationship with the local rail rather than a hop through someone else's.
| Provider | Rails named | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cellulant | MTN Mobile Money, Airtel Money | industry knowledge |
| Flutterwave | MTN Mobile Money, Airtel Money | industry knowledge |
Aggregated or indirect
3The rail is reachable, but through an aggregator, a local PSP or a wallet rather than directly.
| Provider | Access | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| EBANX | Aggregated | provider's own claim |
| Nuvei | Aggregated | provider's own claim |
| PayRetailers | Aggregated | provider's own claim |
Evidence grades run from named clients through platform catalogs and industry knowledge down to a provider's own claim. A claim we could not corroborate is still shown, labelled as what it is. See our methodology.
What it costs to operate, and who enforces
A missing field means we have not verified one, not that none exists
Operator tax
30% of GGR from 1 Jul 2026 (harmonised from 30% gaming / 20% betting), plus 15% withheld on net winnings
Licence economics
Around UGX100m initial for a foreign online sportsbook; half for East African nationals
Regulator
NLGRBNational Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board