Results 1-20 of 57 for lottery speaker:James Browne

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 May 2024)

James Browne: ...to unlicensed providers. Part 5 provides for a modern framework of licensing gambling, replacing the outdated schemes currently in place. The Bill provides for new betting licences to replace existing bookmaker and totalisator licences and new gaming and lottery licences to replace the respective systems of permits and licences. The Bill provides for the comprehensive licensing and...

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

James Browne: I move amendment No. 97: In page 169, to delete lines 12 to 14 and substitute the following:“ Gambling licence for charitable or philanthropic purpose lottery: no maximum game: no maximum pool betting: no maximum lottery: €30,000 per week game: €3,000 per game ”.

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

James Browne: I move amendment No. 98: In page 169, to delete lines 15 to 17 and substitute the following:“ Gambling licence for charitable or philanthropic purpose: once-off activity lottery: no maximum game: no maximum pool betting: no maximum lottery: €360,000 game: €360,000 pool betting: no maximum ”.

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

James Browne: ...". This could potentially prohibit children from attending places such as schools, places of worship and other local organisations, including prohibiting children from entering GAA and football clubs, schools and churches, for example, running lotteries and raffles for fundraising purposes. It could be interpreted as prohibiting children from entering or being on the premises if, for...

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

James Browne: ...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 everything in this legislation is a carryover from the existing legislation. Charities are not equated with the commercial industry at all and...

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”.

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

James Browne: ...person sought to provide pool betting, (b) all the games which the person sought to provide or for the number of gaming machines proposed to be used, pursuant to the licence applied for, or (c) all the lottery products or activities which the person sought to provide pursuant to the licence applied for.”.

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

James Browne: ...that where an authority varies any limits under Schedule 2 to the Bill, those variations will not apply to any gambling activities already under way when the variation takes effect. In summary, any games or lotteries already under way at the time the variation takes effect will be allowed to conclude in accordance with those limits that were in effect when the activity started. The new...

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

James Browne: ...insert the following: “(3) Where regulations are made under subsection (2) which reduce the amount of a maximum relevant payment or of maximum winnings, or both, of a relevant game, a relevant lottery or a relevant gambling activity for a charitable or philanthropic purpose, the coming into operation of the regulations shall not affect such a game, lottery or activity already...

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

James Browne: I move amendment No. 54: In page 83, lines 28 and 29, to delete “once-off gaming, betting or lottery activity or product” and substitute “once-off gaming or lottery activity or product”.

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

James Browne: ...protection of charitable and philanthropic licensees. As published, the Bill provides that the holder of a gambling licence for a charitable or philanthropic purpose may provide gaming, betting or lotteries for the purposes of fund-raising. Following consideration of this approach, it was identified that there may be considerable financial risks for a charitable or philanthropic licensee...

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 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: ...the most incisive comment tonight in regard to the €10,000 exemption for local clubs. Let us be clear, local clubs and charities have an exemption up to €10,000 on the advertising side. They will be regulated everywhere else but most of those clubs with such lotteries do not actually pay for any advertising. It is just to protect those clubs when a member might put a...

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

James Browne: ..., 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 section 2(1), of...

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

James Browne: ...The Government is not equating the charity sector with commercial gambling operators. It is important to note that charities and other organisations are already subject to regulation under the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956 in circumstances where they operate and promote lotteries as part of their fundraising model. The Bill before the House is a direct continuation of the existing policy...

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

James Browne: ...with an updated definition that reflects modern gaming machines. I will speak to amendments Nos. 5 to 7, inclusive, 12 to 14, inclusive, and 37. Amendment No. 5 updates references in the Bill to the National Lottery Act 2013 with a short reference. Amendment No. 6 clarifies, for the purpose of the Bill, that a participant is defined as a person participating in a relevant gambling...

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”.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (17 Apr 2024)

James Browne: ...and services provided by, not-for-profit and voluntary organisations, including the many charitable organisations in this country. In that regard, the Bill provides for a new type of licence that permits gaming, betting and lottery activities for fundraising for charitable or philanthropic purposes, including charities, sporting organisations and local sports clubs. Neither the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (16 Apr 2024)

James Browne: ...and services provided by, not-for-profit and voluntary organisations, including the many charitable organisations in this country. In that regard, the Bill provides for a new type of licence that permits gaming, betting and lottery activities for fundraising for charitable or philanthropic purposes, including charities, sporting organisations and local sports clubs. Neither the...