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

Thomas Gould: I hope the Minister will be able to clarify. One of the requests of the groups and people I have met is that there would be a complete ban on all inducements, including free bets, free spins or that people get €20 or €30 if they sign up. It is my understanding, and I will stand corrected if I am wrong, that the Minister of State said that specific people and groups cannot be...

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

James Browne: We had a good look at this and the original way we drafted it was complex. There was a lot of confusion about the definition of an inducement or promotion. Across the board people were saying that it would effectively be unenforceable and potentially, when you have that much confusion and different definitions people will find clever ways to get around them. We therefore reverse engineered...

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

James Browne: I move amendment No. 86: In page 112, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: “Application to High Court to direct cessation of advertising activity 142. (1) The Authority may, where it has reasonable grounds for believing that the advertising of relevant content by a relevant service provider contravenes an obligation imposed on a licensee by or under this Chapter, apply...

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

Amendment agreed to.

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

James Browne: I move amendment No. 87: In page 112, to delete lines 23 to 27 and substitute the following: “(6) In this section, “branded article of clothing or merchandise” means an article of clothing or merchandise that— (a) advertises a relevant gambling activity, or (b) bears, in relation to a licensee of a Business to Consumer gambling licence or a Business to...

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

Amendment agreed to.

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

James Browne: I move amendment No. 88: In page 113, line 7, to delete “The Authority may” and substitute “Subject to subsection (6), the Authority may”.

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

Amendment agreed to.

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

James Browne: I move amendment No. 89: In page 113, to delete lines 24 and 25 and substitute the following: “(6) This section shall not apply to Segregated Customer Accounts.”.

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

Amendment agreed to.

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

Amendment No. 90 not moved.

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

Catherine Connolly: Amendment No. 91 arises out of committee proceedings. Amendments Nos. 91 and 92 are related and will be discussed together.

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

James Browne: I move amendment No. 91: In page 115, to delete lines 24 to 32 and substitute the following: “Offering inducement to gamble 148. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a licensee to whom this Chapter applies may offer the general public a benefit or advantage, the intent or effect of which is, either directly or indirectly, to encourage participation in gambling (in this section...

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

Seán Sherlock: The Minister of State has provided some clarity. I seek further clarity, and forgive me if I sound pedantic in what I am about to say. I will stand corrected if I am wrong. I again ask the Minister of State to clarify section 148(2) which states, "A licensee may not offer a person or specific group of persons an inducement". Do I take it that the practical outworkings of that, where you...

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

James Browne: I move amendment No. 79: In page 109, after line 36, to insert the following: “Advertising by licensee by means of electronic communication 140. (1) A licensee shall not advertise relevant content, or cause a person to advertise relevant content on the licensee’s behalf, by electronic communication to another person (in this section referred to as the “intended...

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

Amendment put and declared carried.

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

James Browne: I move amendment No. 80: In page 110, lines 2 and 3, to delete “A person shall not advertise, or cause another person to advertise, a relevant gambling activity” and substitute “A licensee shall not advertise relevant content, or cause another person to advertise relevant content on the licensee’s behalf”.

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

Amendment agreed to.

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

James Browne: I move amendment No. 81: In page 110, to delete lines 11 to 19.

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

Amendment agreed to.