Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 2 June 2021
Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht
General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed)
Ms Orla Twomey:
The ASAI code is very clear that gambling advertising should not be targeted at those under 18 years. To open an account with a gambling provider, it is required that people are 18 years or over. Presumably there is an ability to get around those controls. It is an area that I am very concerned about and I will take it away and look at it further. Gambling among teenagers has become a concern in society in the last couple of years. It is something we take seriously.
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