Day: 11 January 2019

The upcoming weeks may be eventful for Ireland, as the country is expected to see two separate gambling bills aimed at tackling online gambling to be published soon. The step is to be taken at a time when gambling promotions targeting children have come under fire. As revealed by Martin Heydon, who chairs the Fine Gael parliamentary group, the Gambling Control Bill and the updated Gaming and Lotteries Act are set to be published in the weeks to come. As revealed by Mr Heydon, the two bills will address various…

A recent study has found that the increasing involvement of gambling operators in football resulted into establishing the association of the game and gambling in a generation of young men. This association, on the other hand, led to extremely severe consequences for many. According to the research conducted by Dr Darragh McGee of the University of Bath, the aggressive marketing and sponsorship campaigns used by gambling companies since the then-ruling Labour Government made gambling regulation more relaxed in 2005. On the other hand, the use of the Internet has made…