#Justice Committee

The vast majority of gambling websites on the internet are run by international operators based in Canada, which has a thriving online gambling industry. The rules and regulations that regulate online gambling in Canada are not entirely clear. As a direct consequence of this, the government has historically taken a more lenient stance toward online…

The vast majority of gambling websites on the internet are run by international operators based in Canada, which has a thriving online gambling industry. The rules and regulations that regulate online gambling in Canada are not entirely clear. As a direct consequence of this, the government has historically taken a more lenient stance toward online…

When I was a lad of tender summers, there was a mysterious shop in town bearing the legend'Turf Accountant'. An accountant, I knew, counted money. So, I concluded, what went on behind the closed door and tinted window of the turf accountant was the totting up of how much money the local farmers made through extracting turf from the brown bogs out…

Fintan Drury said introducing a gambling legislator would not solve addiction issues unless proposed new rules were enshrined in legislation Cross-party proposals to clamp down on the gambling industry through the establishment of a regulator and new limits on advertising don't go far enough, according to a gambling addiction campaign group set up…

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…

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…