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New gambling legislation is a good start on the road to remedial action

This week, the Department of Justice followed the announcement of a regulatory office last March with publication of new legislation on gambling in a clear indication that Minister of State for Law Reform James Browne has listened to the right people and that his much-publicised stand of not meeting the industry has paid some dividends. Lessons…
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New gambling legislation is a good start on the road to remedial action
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Gambling laws: How will new rules for bookies, casinos and online work?

What is the new Gambling Regulation Bill? It is a major reform of gambling laws, the first in half a century, updating the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956 and the even older Betting Act 1931. The new law was first mentioned 15 years ago but it is the work of the Minister of State for Law Reform, James Browne, and his predecessor David Stanton that…
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Gambling laws: How will new rules for bookies, casinos and online work?
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Ireland plans major changes to gambling regulation

Changes to gambling regulations in Ireland are long overdue. For more than decade lawmakers in the country tried to implement meaningful changes to the market, while different organizations proposed an increase in the protection for gamblers. Earlier this week, the country made an important step toward regulating both online and land-based…
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Ireland plans major changes to gambling regulation
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Government approves publication of the Gambling Regulation Bill

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…
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Irish Government Approves Gambling Regulation Bill

Ireland has approved its new Gambling Regulation Bill. The cabinet of the tri-party coalition government signed off on the publication of the legislation, paving the way to a new regulatory regime drafted by Minister of State James Browne of the Department of Justice. In accordance with the bill, Irish gambling will be overseen by the newly-formed…
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Irish Government Approves Gambling Regulation Bill
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Ireland Appoints Anne Marie Caulfield as Gambling Regulatory Authority CEO

Ireland's Minister of State for Law Reform, James Browne, has announced the appointment of Ms. Anne Marie Caulfield as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Designate of the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland. Legislation is currently being prepared for publication in the autumn. This will provide for the establishment of the new regulatory…
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Anne Marie Caulfield to spearhead Ireland's new Gambling Authority

James Browne, the Minister of State in charge of Law Reform in Ireland, announced the appointment of Anne Marie Caulfield as the boss of the new Gambling Regulatory Authority in the country. In her new position as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Designate of the Gambling Regulatory Authority, Caulfield is expected to spearhead its operation in the…
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Anne Marie Caulfield to spearhead Ireland's new Gambling Authority
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Ireland could soon implement new gambling marketing rules

In Ireland and an influential government committee has reportedly recommended instituting a prohibition against the broadcasting of any gambling advertisements on television before nine o'clock in the evening. According to a Tuesday report from the Irish Examiner newspaper, the Committee of Justice has advised the implementation of a ban on the…
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Ireland could soon implement new gambling marketing rules
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A general introduction to gambling law in Ireland

Many forms of gambling have been regulated in Ireland for centuries. Irish law distinguishes primarily between three main forms of gambling: betting, gaming and lotteries. Betting Betting is governed by the Betting Act 1931, as amended by the Betting (Amendment) Act 2015 (the Betting Acts). The word'bet' is not defined in Irish law. Instead, the…
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A general introduction to gambling law in Ireland
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Growing concern over link between video game loot boxes and problem gambling

Children buying loot boxes in video games "is setting up a relationship with gambling their brain isn't ready for", after a new study found a link between the purchasing of such loot boxes with gambling problems in adolescents. Introduced in video games in the last decade, a loot box is where a player can purchase an item in the game for real money…
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Growing concern over link between video game loot boxes and problem gambling
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Ireland now accepting applications for chief executive of upcoming gambling regulator

Ireland's getting a new gambling regulator and needs someone to spearhead its operations. It is now accepting applications from anyone who thinks they might be a good fit for the position. James Browne, junior justice minister, has announced that a chief executive will be sought for the Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA), according to the Irish…
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Ireland now accepting applications for chief executive of upcoming gambling regulator
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Revolut App to Block Credit Card Payments to Irish Gambling Websites

Banking app Revolut has decided to block credit card payments made to gambling websites in Ireland. The decision was taken after an inquiry showed that betting firms in the country are taking advantage of credit card payments made through contactless apps such as Apple Pay, Google Pay and Revolut. Currently, direct credit card betting is banned in…
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Revolut App to Block Credit Card Payments to Irish Gambling Websites
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Revolut app to block credit card payments to gambling websites

Banking app Revolut is to block credit card payments to gambling sites in Ireland, the Irish Independent can reveal. he move follows this newspaper's investigation showing that betting firms here are profiting from credit card payments made through contactless apps such as Apple Pay, Google Pay and Revolut. Direct credit card betting is banned in…
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Revolut app to block credit card payments to gambling websites
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Fitness to Practice Update Series: Green Light for the Gambling Regulatory Authority

The 2022 Budget has allocated a sum of €500000 for the establishment of the long awaited Gambling Regulatory Authority ("the Authority"). This is a welcome announcement as gambling reform has been in development for some time. In addition to the 2022 Budget provision for the establishment of the Authority, The Minister of State for Law Reform,…
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Fitness to Practice Update Series: Green Light for the Gambling Regulatory Authority
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EGBA Welcomes Progress on Irish Gambling Regulations

The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has welcomed the Irish government's proposals to establish a regulatory authority and a national self-exclusion register for gambling. On October 21, Ireland's Minister of State for Law Reform, Youth Justice and Immigration, James Browne TD, published the General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation…
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It's a yes: EGBA welcomes new regulatory proposal for online gambling in Ireland

The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has welcomed new proposals in establishing dedicated regulations for online gambling in Ireland. EGBA is especially behind the proposal to establish a regulatory authority for gambling and the ideals of a national self-exclusion register, to clamp down on gambling harm and allow anyone experiencing…
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It's a yes: EGBA welcomes new regulatory proposal for online gambling in Ireland
The Law Society Of Ireland

Bill to establish gambling regulator and control online sites

The General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation Bill has been published by James Browne (Minister of State for Law Reform, Youth Justice and Immigration, pictured). It commits to establishing a gambling regulator, and to regulating advertising, gambling websites and apps. The authority will start operations as soon as possible after enactment, with a…
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Gambling regulator legislation published

Legislation to facilitate the establishment of a gambling regulator was published by the Government this afternoon. It seeks to replace an "outdated, fragmented" legal framework that currently underpins the sector, Minister of State at the Department of Justice, James Browne explained. The gambling sector has seen significant growth over the past…
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Gambling regulator legislation published
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State of Irish gambling regulation ‘unbelievable’, says Sinn Féin

Gambling advertisements would be banned from TV and radio between 6am and 9pm, under a new plan launched by Sinn Féin. On Tuesday, Sinn Féin accused the Government of "doing nothing" to tackle gambling addiction as it set out a series of proposals to increase the regulation of the gambling sector. Sinn Féin spokesperson on addiction, recovery and…
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State of Irish gambling regulation ‘unbelievable’, says Sinn Féin
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Sinn Féin calls for industry-funded problem gambling fund

Sinn Féin wants the establishment of a problem gambling fund financed by a mandatory levy or license fee on the industry. The call was made as the party's spokesperson on Addiction, Recovery and Wellbeing Thomas Gould launched the party's gambling policy. It wants the establishment of an independent gambling regulator whose functions would include…
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Sinn Féin calls for industry-funded problem gambling fund
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Senator raises need for gambling control Bill

A local Senator has said that problematic gambling has reached "alarming proportions" particularly online during the Covid pandemic. Senator Joe O'Reilly is urging the government to introduce legislation aimed at limiting advertising and regulating the sector. Over recent months, the Fine Gael man says that "on an almost weekly basis" he has raised…
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Senator raises need for gambling control Bill
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Minister proposes gambling tsar and addiction register in bill before Cabinet

A gambling'tsar' will have a staff of up to 100 independent specialists, as the Government finally presses ahead with tough new laws to overhaul the industry. The Gambling Regulations Bill is being finalised this summer and will go to Cabinet in September. The position of a Gambling Regulator will also be advertised in September, according to…
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Minister proposes gambling tsar and addiction register in bill before Cabinet
The Irish Times

Ban on gambling ads could be introduced ‘relatively quickly’

A ban on gambling advertising could be introduced relatively quickly, Labour Party leader said, as he told the Taoiseach that the Oireachtas needs to deal urgently with this "scourge". Mr Kelly asked Micheál Martin in the Dáil to support the Bill to be introduced by Labour Senator Mark Wall for a ban, he said "the advertising that's out there is…
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Ban on gambling ads could be introduced ‘relatively quickly’
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All-party Oireachtas committee could scrutinise gambling industry

The Taoiseach has suggested that an all-party Oireachtas committee could examine ways of increasing the regulation of the gambling industry. icheal Martin also said the Government will consider a Labour Bill to ban gambling adverts. Mr Martin said gambling addiction was a "terrible illness" that can destroy people and families. Minister of State…
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All-party Oireachtas committee could scrutinise gambling industry
The Irish Times

Gambling watchdog to be ‘powerful’, says Minister

Public health and wellbeing will be the primary focus of the "extremely powerful" gambling regulator who will be appointed by the end of the year, according to Minister of State for Justice James Browne. Eight years after a Bill to regulate gambling was introduced but never passed the Minister insisted he would introduce comprehensive legislation…
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Gambling watchdog to be ‘powerful’, says Minister
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Paddy Power founder: Gambling a 'major social problem'

Stewart Kenny is a lifelong fan of gambling. He made one of his first bets on Richard Nixon resigning in 1974, and he's enjoyed a bet ever since - so much so that he made a career, one spanning four decades, in the betting industry. In 1988, he was one of the founders of Paddy Power. But now the 69-year-old sees things very differently. Ireland, he…
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Paddy Power founder: Gambling a 'major social problem'
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