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Ireland’s Betting (Amendment) Act 2015, signed into law on 15 March, will regulate online bookmakers and remote betting intermediaries when commenced by ministerial order.

In previous briefings we touched on the new restrictions that will be placed on various advertising and marketing activities related to gambling under the Gambling Regulation Act 2024 (the "Act")...

The Irish Government has today approved the publication of the Gambling Regulation Bill creating a new Gambling Regulatory Authority which will enforce new advertising...

Last night (16 October 2024), the long-awaited Gambling Regulation Bill finally completed its journey through the Oireachtas. While the Bill itself has been the subject of passionate debate...

The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI) has confirmed that they expect to begin accepting licence applications for betting licences from 6 January 2026...

The Irish Revenue Commissioners ("Revenue") have recently updated their guidance material in respect of the VAT treatment of eGaming services (the "Guidance").

Excuse the tongue-twister headline, but we wanted to draw your attention to the important changes have been made to Northern Ireland (NI) I gambling law by the Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements...

The game sector is one of the unsung success stories of the Irish economy. Games have come a long way from humble beginnings as little more than electronic toys. The industry now has annual sales in excess of €50bn.

Alan Heuston provides an overview of the Gambling Regulation Act 2024 in EGR Global's recent publication on the new Irish gambling regulations. On 23 October, the Gambling Regulation Bill was signed into law.

Over the past number of years, politicians have promised wholesale reform of the betting and gaming sector, and it appears that those promises could be fulfilled in in the coming year ...

Carlo Salizzo, Lawyer in the Technology and Innovation Group, along with Deirdre Kilroy, Partner and Head of Intellectual Property discuss what to look out for when running prize-givings...

As Cheltenham fever fades for another year, we cast our eye over recently introduced changes to Irish betting rules.

The EU General Court (Court) has held that the Steam online gaming platform for PC video games, operated by Valve Corporation (Valve), along with five PC video game publishers, infringed EU competition...

The Gambling Regulation Act 2024 (Act) represents the most significant development in the licensing, supervision, and control of gambling activities since the formation of the State.

On 04 March 2025, Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan signed the order to commence the relevant parts of the Gambling Regulation Act 2024 (the "Act") establishing the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (the "GRAI")...

The High Court of England and Wales has recently examined the enforcement options for protecting the right to collect and process live betting data for horseracing.

Back in July, the talented social media team at Paddy Power tweeted ‘Hot on the heels of the Ladbrokes/Coral merger...