Flutter Entertainment CEO Peter Jackson shared his views about impending gambling reforms in Ireland in a recent editorial in the Irish Times. The corporate honcho voiced support for Ireland's gambling reforms, while expressing his hope that the regulators handling the day-to-day work of regulation are well-funded enough to do the job. Jackson says he and…
Irish lawmakers are getting ready to vote on a new gambling bill that would, among other things, require Irish consumers to opt-in before receiving gambling advertising on various streaming services. If passed, the bill would curtail operators' ability to find new customers, but would be in line with the regulatory squeeze on advertising that's been…
Ireland is completely re-tooling its gaming regulatory structure with the launch of a new regulator, the Gambling Regulatory Authority, and a host of new regulations for it to enforce. The GRA is tasked with updating the rules governing online and land-based gaming - including licensing and player protection regulations. One of the more significant elements…
Lawmakers from the Irish Labour Party are putting forth a bill that would ban nearly every form of gambling advertising on the Emerald Isle. It's a radical idea that would hobble licensed operators, open the door for black market gaming, and - fortunately - may not have enough support to pass into law. The effort…
Is regulated online gambling on its way to Northern Ireland? If it was up to the people of Northern Ireland, then the answer yes. Oh, and they'd also like the opportunity to freely gamble at land-based casinos on Sundays if that'd be all right with everyone. Those are just a couple of the conclusions that…
The government of Northern Ireland is seriously considering a series of laws that would seriously limit gambling advertising in public spaces. It's an ambitious move that's being backed both by Sin Fein, as well as a plurality of the people of Northern Ireland. Both online and land-based operators would be impacted by the proposed rule…
The luck of this Irish was definitely not with Irish bookmakers this week as the flip-flopped from pandemic closure to joyous reopening and back to closure - all in the course of just 24 hours. The Irish bookmaker's shocking back-and-forth started last week when a number of shops believed they had the all clear to…
The Irish Bookmakers Association is taking one for the team by voluntarily closing down the "vast majority" of retail betting shops until March 29. The effort from the industry is part of a worldwide effort to slow the spread of the deadly Covid-19 virus that's currently taking an ugly human and financial toll across the…
The government of Ireland is getting ready to change up the laws governing how much players can risk and win on gaming devices (more commonly known fixed-odds betting terminals in other countries). But rather than lowering the stakes and payouts, as has been done in England, the Irish authorities are actually looking at raising them.…
Irish lawmakers are considering imposing a ban on gambling products that allow players to wager on the outcome of a lottery, whether it's in Ireland, or anywhere else. Irish bookmakers, the ones who've been providing exactly that kind of product to players for more than a quarter of a century, aren't so sure that's a…
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