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Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 75: In page 109, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: “Obligations on licensees in relation to advertising: general 138. A licensee shall, in advertising relevant content or causing another person to advertise relevant content on the licensee’s behalf, comply with obligations imposed in relation to advertising under this Part and, where...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 76: In page 109, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: “Regulations regarding advertisements 139. (1) The Authority shall, having regard to the matters specified in subsection (3), make regulations requiring licensees to include certain matters in advertisements relating to relevant content. (2) The Authority may, having regard to the matters...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 77: In page 109, to delete lines 16 to 36 and substitute the following: “Advertising by licensee by means of audiovisual on-demand media service or on-demand sound service 138. (1) Subject to this section, a licensee shall not advertise relevant content, or cause a person to advertise relevant content on the licensee’s behalf, on an audiovisual...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I thank the Leas Cheann-Comhairle. I think the particular amendment we are discussing has long been forgotten about at this point, but anyway.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I am going to address this and make the point for a third time. The recommendation for a complete ban on gambling advertising during the watershed was the unanimous recommendation of the justice committee. Charities and sporting organisations have been governed by gambling legislation, when they are carrying out gambling activities such as lotteries and draws, for the past 70 years. Nearly...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: They are governed under different legislation, as the Deputy knows full well. We will be bringing amendments in the Seanad to exempt charities and sporting organisations, and I again thank Sinn Féin, the Labour Party, Deputy Catherine Murphy and the Social Democrats, and the Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil TDs who have all brought forward ideas on this and how it can be done. I also...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: With regard to the comment that no one requested it, it was requested unanimously by the Joint Committee on Justice that a ban on advertising be brought in with no exceptions. I listened to the members from the justice committee who have addressed it here in the Dáil. I have listened to TDs outside of the justice committee who have addressed it in this Chamber. I have listened to...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: He did not bring forward any proposals or solutions.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: It is important all those clubs know that.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: It is important all the clubs know that.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: Constructive elements help.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: It was a recommendation of the justice committee.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: Yes.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I am happy to address the issue.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: You are talking to Government amendments.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I am listening, Deputy McGrath. You said you rose to speak to support the amendments. You are speaking to Government amendments at the moment.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: To clarify, I did say watershed but I should have been more clear. I mean complete exemptions from the advertising ban, so that would mean the watershed and online. I apologise to the Deputy.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: It is section 157(1).

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I am happy to give the commitment that it applies to all gambling activities.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 65: In page 92, line 22, to delete “game, betting activity or lottery” and substitute “game or lottery”.