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The publication of the Gambling Regulation Bill (the Bill) has just been approved by the Government. Taoiseach Micheál Martin stated that the Bill has been designed to meet the challenges of gambling responsibly in the 21 century and endeavours to "take a responsible approach to balancing the freedom to gamble with the safeguards to protect people…

Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has carried out raids at the houses of casino dealers and agents in eight locations in Hyderabad. Officials are searching the houses of alleged casino organisers Chikkoti Praveen Kumar in Saifabad and Madhava Reddy in Bowenpally in Secunderabad. ED has registered a case under Foreign Exchange Management…

The Iranian authorities have been stepping up their efforts to shut down online gambling and betting activities, which have been illegal in the country since the 1979 revolution. Amid reports of an increase in gambling by Iranians in recent years, the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) now says it has cut the number of online betting and gambling…