John Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is probably long enough. I welcome the Bill before the House. Obviously, Fianna Fáil supports the extension of the betting duty to online bets. Coming from a county like Wexford, one must speak about the horse and greyhound industries. We have some great names involved in training, for example, Jim Bolger, Aidan O'Brien, Paul Nolan and Colm Murphy in terms of horses as well as the greyhound track in Enniscorthy, which provides a valuable outlet for the greyhound industry in the south east.

Betting shops have changed dramatically since I first started backing the odd horse or dog, which was neither today nor yesterday. Small towns usually had private bookmakers. Now, we have Ladbrokes, Paddy Power, Boylesports and all the major conglomerates dealing exclusively in the betting industry.

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