Colm McCarthy: gambling control bill is finally on the agenda

The definition of gambling firms may also need to be broadened, to include those who seek to inveigle the gullible into gambles disguised as investments.

Colm McCarthy

28 November 2021

Not before time, a gambling control bill is on the Oireachtas agenda and a new regime of regulation is imminent.

Campaigners concerned about addiction would like to ban gambling advertising altogether and to end the promotion of gambling through the sponsorship of sports teams.

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