Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 8 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation Bill: Discussion

Mr. Colm Finlay:

I thank the Deputy for the question. It is apt he asked it now because, travelling through the countryside, one notices many Cheltenham preview nights taking place where various participants in sports sit on a panel for the evening and give people their opinions on what will happen at the festival. There is the potential for a healthy engagement between people who want to bet on sport and participants in it. There can be positive relationships between the community and the turf and horse racing as a whole. I do not think it would do that much to say jockeys, trainers and these people could not give opinions and chat about the sport and asking for separation-----

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