A gambling addict from Cork who managed to squeeze every single euro out of his acquaintance’s €56,000 ($59,000) inheritance told the court that every time he had closed his BoyleSports account, the operator enticed him back to gambling with free €50 ($53) bets. Gambling Addiction Led to Crime 48-year-old Thomas O’Connell stood in court facing […]
Sweden may have dodged a daytime ban on its gambling, but Ireland is heading in the opposite direction. The Irish Join Committee on Justice has taken a look at an upcoming Gambling Regulation Bill and has reached a conclusion that gambling should not be advertised before 9 pm and that the country should take a […]
A match-fixing investigation in Ireland which started three years ago led to 10 arrests made this morning, the BBC reported based on an official statement issued by the Irish police. Retired and Active Soccer Players Arrested According to the statement issued by the Irish police, the Gardai, revealed that 10 males in Dublin, Cork and […]
888sport, the sports betting arm of global online gaming group 888 Holdings, announced an extension of its deal with the NFL would allow the brand to continue as the league’s official sports betting partner in Ireland and the UK until 2025. Building on the Successful Partnership The new sponsorship arrangement between the NFL and the […]
As Ireland prepares to launch its first gambling regulatory body, the government is frantically searching for someone to lead it. The position of the chief executive officer is open and Ireland is willing to accept applications from a wide range of applicants. Ireland Seeks CEO for Its Future Regulator Ireland has been looking to establish […]
An Irish court was unmoved by the claims of a taxi driver who had stolen money from drunk passengers that he had acted under duress and sentenced him to jail time. Targeting Drunk Clients Gareth Taggart, a 32-year-old taxi driver, received a 14-month sentence at Belfast Crown Court by Judge Richard Greene QC for his […]
The normalization of gambling is a danger that lurks in societies that have become too open and liberal to sports gambling, professor Coin O’Gara believes. His opinion – or concern rather – is voiced in the context of Ireland moving ahead with a new gambling law that will presumably create better consumer safeguards. Too Much […]
Northern Ireland is getting closer to finalizing a new gambling framework that would allow the country, among other things, to set up a gambling regulatory body that will oversee some of the more contentious points of the industry. The latest breakthrough comes after years of debates and the sinuous legislative road of the Betting, Gaming, […]
BoscaSports, the leading digital solutions provider for screens in Europe, extended its partnership with britbet, the pool betting provider of more than 55 British racecourses. britbet and BoscaSports Extend Their Betting Display Deal Building on an existing collaboration, the duo extended their partnership deal for three years. Under the terms of the extended partnership, BoscaSports […]
Ireland will finally look to establish a gambling regulator, a move that has long been in the making and deservedly so. After the country faced some trouble in bringing bookmakers in line over the use of credit cards, a watchdog that has the remit to issue unambiguous rules regarding gambling – and follow up on […]
