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Legal

Ireland Delays New Gambling Regulatory Legislation for 2021

Irish Minister of Justice Helen McEntee has said that the launch of the country’s overhauled gambling regulatory framework will have to take a back seat until at least 2021. The mulled legislation is focusing on the entire specter of gambling products. Ireland’s Gaming and Lotteries Bill 2019 was signed into law in December 2019 and […]
Ireland Delays New Gambling Regulatory Legislation for 2021
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Sports

888 Becomes NFL’s Official Betting Partner in the UK and Ireland

Sports betting and iGaming brand 888 announced today it signed a deal with the National Football League (NFL) to become an official sports betting partner for the league in the UK and Ireland. NFL Events to Feature 888 Ads Under the terms of the partnership deal, Gibraltar-based gaming operator 888 will have the right to […]
888 Becomes NFL’s Official Betting Partner in the UK and Ireland
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Business

Irish Betting Shops Open and Close Amid Industry Confusion

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 […]
Irish Betting Shops Open and Close Amid Industry Confusion
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Casino

Ireland’s Online Bets on the Rise, Problem Gambling Pushes Operators for Limits

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’s Online Bets on the Rise, Problem Gambling Pushes Operators for Limits
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Legal

Ireland’s Compulsive Addicts Number Increases in 2018

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 […]