Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 October 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Heads of the Gambling Control Bill 2013: Discussion

10:55 am

Mr. Kevin Murphy:

The reason I say this is that the stakes are massive. If FOBTs were permitted to operate in this country, the industry would take a mind-boggling €150 million per annum in profit, mainly from the poor, vulnerable, depressed or simply foolish individuals.