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

Pa Daly: Will the regulations be available? When will they be available? If there were, for example, inducements or a free bet advertised in the Racing Post, would that be interpreted as targeting a particular type of person in that it would be a person who is interested in gambling?

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

Thomas Gould: I hear what the Minister of State is saying but people in addiction services, those who have family members affected by gambling and those who are in recovery tell us that these free bets, even if they are free to everyone, are a hook to get people into gambling. We have met with the people on the ground and that is what they have told us. The Minister of State made a point about giving...

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

James Browne: I certainly hear what the Deputy is saying. He is raising a legitimate concern. Gambling is a legitimate industry. It is an industry that causes damage and that is why we have provision for the social fund in the Bill and will raise a levy to compel the industry to pay for some of that damage. Many people bet very safely. I compare it to alcohol in the sense that a lot of people do it...

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

Seán Sherlock: I again seek clarity about the making of the regulations. There must be some thinking or draft document, even if it is a very early draft. There must be some paper available on what the regulations would look like. As was articulated by Deputy Daly, if the Minister of State has already set out very specific asks or points in section 148, one would assume the Department would have at least...

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

Thomas Gould: I would like to speak.

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

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Everybody has spoken twice. If the Minister of State wishes to respond, he may do so.

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

James Browne: The first important point is that the regulations cannot weaken the primary legislation. They cannot row back on the legislation; they can only tighten it. We are creating the regulator to make recommendations around the regulations. The regulator will carry out research, engage with vulnerable groups, engage with the industry and look at what is happening. If it feels the need for more...

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. 92: In page 116, to delete lines 37 to 39, and in page 117, to delete lines 1 to 13.

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)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Amendments Nos. 93 and 94 are related and may be discussed together.

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

James Browne: I move amendment No. 93: In page 121, to delete lines 13 to 37 and substitute the following: “Application to open gambling account with licensee of remote gambling licence 161. (1) A person who has attained the age of 18 years may apply to a licensee of a remote gambling licence to open a gambling account for the person with the licensee. (2) An application referred to in...

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

Pa Daly: The Minister is correct about one thing, that there is a lot of confusion about this, not only about the ads that may be in general newspapers or newspapers specifically geared towards people who may place a bet. I have even received queries about offering a cup of tea in a bingo hall. Is that an inducement? Would it be prohibited? It is important to get this right. Before the Bill...

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”.