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Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

James Browne: Under section 74. There is another point I did not get a chance to discuss earlier. There were complaints about the timelines in respect of one-off lotteries. That is the existing law under the 1956 Act. It is just being carried over. There is a big hullabaloo over the timelines, but that is the law that exists at the moment.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

James Browne: The Deputies want total exemptions for everything.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

James Browne: There are seven-year penalties in the legislation.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

James Browne: I did not get a chance to address the Deputy's proposal.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

James Browne: I will apologise to the Deputy for the second day in a row, as I did not address his proposal, what with everything else that was happening and how the debate was hijacked.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

James Browne: The Deputy’s amendment seeks to address an important matter and raises interesting concerns around gambling. It would repeal the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956, except for section 36. If my interpretation is correct, the good intention behind the Deputy’s amendment is to protect people who are participating in gambling from being pursued by a bookmaker, casino or other similar...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

James Browne: That is not in the legislation. The Deputy knows that.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

James Browne: The Deputy is talking about advertising.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

James Browne: It was Sinn Féin's proposal-----

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

James Browne: It is in the Bill. Read the legislation.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

James Browne: That is what you said.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

James Browne: This is exceptionally frustrating. We debated this very issue about 45 minutes ago. I gave answers on all of these questions and clearly the Deputies were not here. They turned up late, on Deputy Ó Ríordáin’s amendment, and hijacked that because they could not turn up on time to discuss it when we discussed it. They clearly were not listening in their offices either....

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 12: In page 21, to delete lines 36 to 38, and in page 22, to delete lines 1 to 3 and substitute the following: “(a) acting, or offering to act, as a bookmaker, (b) acting, or offering to act, as a remote betting intermediary, (c) offering to take a bet, or (d) causing another person to do any of the activities referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).”.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 13: In page 22, lines 7 to 12, to delete all words from and including “A reference” in line 7 down to and including line 12 and substitute the following: “A reference in this Act to a person providing a game shall be taken to be a reference to the person- (a) selling or offering to sell a game, or (b) causing another person to sell or offer to...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 14: In page 22, lines 14 to 20, to delete all words from and including “A reference” in line 14 down to and including line 20 and substitute the following: “A reference in this Act to a person providing a lottery shall be taken to be a reference to the person- (a) selling or offering to sell a product or activity referred to in the definition, in...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

James Browne: On an unrelated issue, I assure Deputy Ó Ríordáin that he will have a proper answer to yesterday's question tomorrow, and if he does not then he can contact me.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

James Browne: I thank Deputy Ó Ríordáin for tabling amendment No. 9, which raises a very important point about the future licensing and regulation of private members' clubs. The purpose of the amendment is to ensure that private members' clubs come within the scope of the Bill and that the authority would regulate such operations. I can confirm that such clubs will be included under the...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 1: In page 14, to delete lines 21 to 28 and substitute the following: “ “advertise” includes advertise by means of an image, sound or text;”. As I noted on Committee Stage, I will bring forward a number of amendments to update and clarify some of the definitions in the Bill on Report Stage. Amendments Nos. 1, 3, 5 to 7, inclusive, 12...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 3: In page 17, to delete lines 28 and 29 and substitute the following: “ “gaming machine” means— (a) a machine manufactured or adapted for the purpose of allowing a person to participate, upon the making of a payment, in a gambling activity, and (b) where the outcome of that gambling activity is determined either by the action of the...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 5: In page 18, line 20, to delete “National Lottery Act 2013” and substitute “Act of 2013”.