Uganda’s gamblers will soon have to register in order to indulge their gambling appetites, according to the local regulator.

This week, Edgar Agaba, CEO of the National Gambling Board Uganda (NGBU), announced that the regulator was developing a central monitoring system (CMS) to track gamblers’ activity and ensure underage citizens are kept out of gambling venues.

Local media quoted Agaba (pictured) saying the CMS will be connected with Uganda’s Financial Intelligence Authority to guard against money launderers. The CMS, which Agaba hopes to have in place by December, will also link to the National Identification and Registration Authority, utilizing biometric and personal information to ensure gamblers are who they say they are.

Ugaba believes enhanced monitoring would lead to increased government tax revenue. The government’s share of gaming revenue hit UGX37b (US$9.8m) in the 2016-17 fiscal year and this figure is expected to hit UGX42b in 2017-18 and UGX50b by 2019-20.