Bookmakers in Ireland were surprised to understand they were not included in the list of non-essential businesses to re-open during phase two of the government’s Coronavirus national plan. On Monday June 15, around 800 betting shops in the country opened doors, only to close down again less than 24 hours later, being instructed they were […]
While online bets are on the rise in Ireland, Problem Gambling Ireland, a charity, is proposing certain limitations to gambling operators. Irish Operators Should Apply Limitations, Problem Gambling Urges Irish operators were contacted by Problem Gambling Ireland with a request for implementing limitations. The charity has stressed the need to limit the deposits as well […]
Ireland treats more gambling addicts in 2018 than any other year Changes to the industry in Ireland coming Estimated 18 months needed for the overhaul Ireland saw as many as 257 people being treated as compulsive gamblers in 2018, a 17% increase since 2017. New industry social measures are being prepared. More Compulsive Gambling Cases […]
Irish lawmakers to revise the Gambling Control Bill 2013 and Gaming and Lotteries Bill A new body to take regulatory functions from Department of Justice Bills should be introduced in their re-vised format within weeks In 2019, Ireland will see important changes to its gambling laws, with two bills being given a priority. The Gambling […]
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Ty, Flickr Norther Ireland to consider introducing £2 FOBTs limit Ladbrokes has already agreed to limit the maximum stakes voluntarily Cllr Dr John Kyle to discuss proposal with Belfast City Council Northern Ireland will also look into Fixed-Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) in a bid to determine what the maximum allowable stake […]
The Irish market may have been in slight turbulence these past few weeks, but iGaming platform provider Aspire has all the intention to join the market – whether others intend to leave it or not. Aspiring to Sports Betting One of the world’s largest iGaming platform providers, Aspire Global, has announced that the company received […]
Following multiple calls to reconsider, the Irish government is now going back to review the proposed 2% tax hike of the gambling and betting sector in the country. Opposition Against Government Tax Hikes on Gambling Ireland will now go ahead and reconsider its taxation of gambling and betting activities, sources have revealed. Previously, the Irish […]
The Irish gambling market is not the world’s largest. And now, it is threatened to get even smaller with Ladbrokes reportedly mulling a way out of it following the news of a new gambling tax Ladbrokes Calls It a Day Earlier this year, the government announced a tax hike that will target the gambling industry […]
Mere hours after the Irish government has announced that it would seek to increase the taxation on sports books and gambling companies in the country, Paddy Power Betfair already estimates dire consequences for its operations in Ireland. If you have been reading us, you will know that Ireland has just doubled its tax on the […]
The Irish blood boils at the news that the government has decided to double the gambling tax and foist it on sports and racing. What does this mean for the industry? Lay-offs, dipping revenue and the withdrawal of some of the flagship names from the country Taking a Chance at Taxation Ireland has officially done […]
