Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 2 October 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Gambling Control Bill: Discussion
11:55 am
Mr. Joe Lewins:
With regard to turnover, the betting industry is a churn business. If a person goes to a betting shop with €10 and is lucky enough to back a winner at 7/1, that person has €80 in his or her pocket. That €80 could play out for the rest of the day. Turnover is a somewhat fictitious figure as the original bet might be €10 but it could lead to €90 or €100 in bets. It would be difficult to use turnover as a result.
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