Racecourse attendance in Ireland up nearly 7% for first six months of 2025
Key contributory factor in rise a record-breaking Punchestown festival where number jumped 15% to almost 137,000 over five days
Gambling Regulatory Authority
Competition regulator to seek High Court ruling on Boylesports evidence
Case relates to criminal investigation of industry, says regulator
Free bets and money-back guarantees cause gamblers to bet more, new study shows
Inducements disproportionately entice problem gamblers, ESRI research, funded by gambling regulator, shows
Generation gamble: the invisible addiction crisis gripping Ireland’s teenagers
The State’s new gaming regulator is preparing to start work, but experts still fear that gambling is becoming ingrained at younger ages
Q&A: How the new gambling regulator will affect Irish punters
After 17 years of planning, almost no corner of the industry will be untouched by the new regime
Gambling linked to 23 deaths by suicide over six-year period
Research analysed 3,625 deaths by probable suicide recorded by coroners between 2015 and 2020
Watchdogs split oversight of gambling advertisements
New betting regulator agrees deal with Advertising Standards Authority to help streamline complaints
New gambling regulator to begin work on phased basis next year
Department of Justice says recruitment of seven members for new betting regulator will begin shortly
Gambling law fails to tackle key fears, betting giant claims
Legislation establishing an independent regulator passed this week
Gambling advertising and sponsorship to be restricted as landmark legislation passed
Bill is first significant reform of sector, estimated to be worth between €6bn and €9bn annually, since 1956
Poker tournament business fears impact of new gambling laws
Government has failed to clarify key questions raised by its proposals, says organiser
Incoming gambling laws prompt concerns for boost to black market betting
Gambling Regulation Bill, which proposes limits on certain bets and winnings, was back before the Seanad this week
Complaints to advertising standards body rose 18% in 2023
Fifth of written complaints received by ASA were made about social media influencer content
Activists hold breath over gambling legislation amid ‘barrage’ of lobbying
More than 130,000 Irish people suffer from problem gambling or are at risk of it, according to the ESRI
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