Seanad debates

Wednesday, 29 May 2019

Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage

 

10:30 am

Photo of Jerry ButtimerJerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I know that.

The UK Gambling Commission claims that there are 25,000 children between the ages of 11 and 16 who are problem gamblers, and many of them are learning to gamble and bet online. That means they are using their computer games, and to be fair to the Minister of State again, he has met with myself on the whole issue of loot boxes and with a friend of mine, Mr. Eoin Barry, who has been doing work on the issue of loot boxes and social media. The big worry I have is that in using online gambling and the lottery, we are sleepwalking into future problems because we are giving people a habit. I will come back again in a minute if that is okay.

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