Uganda’s gambling operators are facing new customer identity rules while Kenya’s biggest betting operator is facing a major back-tax demand.

On Monday, Ugandan media outlet PML Daily reported that Uganda’s National Gaming Board (NGB) will require all gamblers to provide their national identity cards or passports to operators to demonstrate they are at least 25 years old.

The new rule, which takes effect March 1, will also require gamblers to register their mobile telephone numbers with operators before being permitted to gamble. This customer registration policy was previewed last year when the government announces plans for a central monitoring system to track local gamblers’ activity.

NGB CEO Edgar Agaba was quoted saying the regulator would also require customers to prove the source of their funds in a bid to combat money laundering. Operators that attempt to skirt these new rules will have their licenses revoked and their operations shut down.