{"id":10589,"date":"2026-04-08T03:19:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T03:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/uganda-eyes-30-betting-tax-and-15-winnings-tax\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T03:19:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T03:19:55","slug":"uganda-eyes-30-betting-tax-and-15-winnings-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/uganda-eyes-30-betting-tax-and-15-winnings-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"Uganda Eyes 30% Betting Tax and 15% Winnings Tax"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Uganda gambling is growing fast, but lawmakers now want a much bigger share of it. Interactive gross win reached $438.3 million in 2025 and could climb to $995.5 million by the end of 2029, according to H2 Gambling Capital data. Sport betting led the market with $328 million in 2025 gross win, while offshore sites still took $114.8 million, or more than 26% of the interactive total.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><strong>Good to Know<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Uganda wants betting taxed at 30% GGR, up from the current 20%.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>A separate bill would add a 15% withholding tax on net winnings from betting and gaming.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>If both bills pass, the changes would start on 1 July 2026.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2>Uganda Plans a Heavier Gambling Tax Load<\/h2>\n<p>Against that backdrop, two new bills would hit both operators and players. The Lotteries and Gaming (Amendment) Bill, 2026 would lift betting to a 30% GGR tax, bringing it into line with iGaming. The Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026 would then add a 15% withholding tax on net winnings from betting and gaming activity. Both measures were introduced as part of Uganda wider 2026 to 2027 tax package.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, Uganda does not tax all gambling the same way. Gaming activity, including casino, moved from 20% to 30% under the 2023 reform, while betting stayed at 20% because it carries thinner margins. If the new plan passes, that split disappears and betting joins gaming at the 30% level.<\/p>\n<p>The start date is close. 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Kenya last year brought in a 5% tax on betting wallet withdrawals and a 5% excise duty on deposits. In February 2026, Lagos in Nigeria also applied a 5% withholding tax on winnings<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/uganda-eyes-30-betting-tax-and-15-winnings-tax\/\">Uganda Eyes 30% Betting Tax and 15% Winnings Tax<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uganda gambling is growing fast, but lawmakers now want a much bigger share of it. Interactive gross win reached $438.3 million in 2025 and could climb to $995.5 million by the end of 2029, according to H2 Gambling Capital data. Sport betting led the market with $328 million in 2025 gross win, while offshore sites [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10589"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10589\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}