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Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Sep 2024)

Lynn Ruane: Amendments Nos. 127 and 338 are related so I will discuss them together. Amendment No. 338 changes Schedule 2, which relates to maximum relevant payments and winnings for games and lotteries. The Bill contains boring proposals setting the maximum relevant payment for a relevant game at €10. Slot machines and other types of high-speed electronic gaming machines are proven to be by...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I was discussing amendment No. 338 in that grouping, as it relates to the Schedule. It would lower the maximum relevant payments for games with a duration of less than 20 seconds. This is a more targeted approach than is offered in the Bill and seeks to distinguish high-speed gambling games and the particular risks they pose. It would also set a lower maximum relevant payment for those...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 127: In page 65, after line 35, to insert the following: “(5) The Authority shall conduct a periodic review of maximum relevant payments specified in column (2) of Schedule 2 every 3 years, having regard to any expert research available to the Authority in relation to factors that may increase or decrease excessive and compulsive gambling and the means to...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: The Minister of State has indicated the intention of the amendments but it is still important to speak to them. I will speak to amendments Nos. 151 and 152. This section of the Bill deals with the information which must be provided when making an application for a gambling licence. Amendment No. 151 inserts a new provision which would stipulate that a prospective licensee would be...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 151: In page 74, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “(e) information regarding the measures to be taken by the proposed licensee to safeguard their participants and to reduce, to the greatest extent possible, the risks and potential harms posed to persons by gambling;”.

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 152: In page 74, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “(a) information regarding any personal data to be gathered, stored and processed by the licensee or any third party service provider on behalf of the licensee, and how it is intended to be used;”.

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: According to the press release relating to Health Research Board's study on gambling prevalence: There is a marked correlation between problem gambling and substance use (drug use, alcohol use disorder and/or smoking), with 13% of those with an alcohol use disorder classified as an at risk or problem gambler compared with 2% of low-risk drinkers. The release also states: A 2024 report...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 172: In page 78, line 28, after "schools" to insert the following: ", playgrounds, community and health centres, creches and early-learning centres, colleges and universities, and licensed premises".

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: Section 97 sets out the specific information and documentation to be provided by remote licensees when applying to the regulator. Remote licensees, by their nature, invoke certain technologies - hardware and software - to provide gambling activities and it is important the regulator is made aware of the full extent and nature of the technology to be used before granting the licence. While...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 178: In page 79, to delete lines 1 to 3 and substitute the following: “(a) information relating to the location and type of information and communications technology hardware and software used, or to be used, to provide the gambling activity sought to be licensed, or to invite, induce or maintain participation in the activity concerned,”.

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 179: In page 79, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: “(b) information regarding any new and emerging technologies used, or to be used, to provide the gambling activity sought to be licensed, or to invite, induce or maintain participation in the activity concerned, to include, inter alia, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and recommender...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 181: In page 79, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: “(c) a data protection impact assessment,”.

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 182: In page 79, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: “(c) an algorithmic safety report, to include a statement detailing the measures proposed to be taken to mitigate algorithmic harm to participants,”.

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: Amendment No. 239 seek to add deposit limits as a regulation for segregated customer accounts. It is simple and sensible amendment. Throughout our amendments we have tried to reasonably mitigate against gambling harms. It has been referenced many times by several Senators throughout the course of this debate. Many of us know people who have lost the entirety of their savings or their home...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 239: In page 107, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: “(i) specify deposit limits for account holders in relation to their use of Segregated Customer Accounts,”.

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: Section 138 relates to the regulation of gambling advertisements. Amendment No. 250 simply seeks to expand on the existing provisions on the need to prevent children from gambling through advertisements to additionally stress the importance of preventing children and young people from ever developing an interest in gambling activity. It is hugely important we prevent children from gambling....

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 250: In page 111, line 9, after “gambling” to insert “and developing an interest in gambling”.

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 251: In page 111, line 20, after “television,” to insert “videogame,”.

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 257: In page 113, line 23, after “message” to insert “, push notification”.

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 258: In page 114, to delete lines 35 to 39, and substitute the following: “Prohibited hours for advertising 144. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a licensee shall not enter into an arrangement (howsoever described) with an audio-visual on-demand media service, an on-demand sound service, a social media service, a video-sharing platform service, an electronic...