steps underway to make gambling safer
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Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey is introducing measures to make gambling safer.
The Minister is launching a consultation on a Mandatory Code of Practice for the gambling industry this week.
There are steps underway to make gambling safer. It is illegal for young people under 18 to be in areas where high-stake gaming machines are located. Future Minister will have the power to introduce a statutory levy on the gambling industry.
Tackling the issue of problem gambling needs a multi-agency approach. I have established a Cross-Departmental Working Group to look at the areas of treatment, education and prevention.
The Code will ban the use of credit cards in gambling transactions and the practice of reverse withdrawals. It will also protect children and young people. Online gamblers can use the free GAMSTOP self-exclusion register to exclude themselves for a fixed time period from gambling on all licenced websites. Blocking software allows the user to block access to gambling websites from their laptop, tablet or phone. Most banks offer the ability to limit spending on gambling.
There are steps underway to make gambling safer. They include a ban on the use of credit cards in gambling transactions and restrictions on reverse withdrawals.
I am planning to make compliance with the Code a condition of the licence.
There are steps underway to make online gambling safer. Online gamblers can use the free GAMSTOP self-exclusion register to exclude themselves for a fixed time period from gambling on all licenced websites. Blocking software allows the user to block access to gambling websites from their laptop, tablet or phone. Most banks offer the ability to limit spending on gambling.
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