Tag Archives: Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI)

Banks are becoming increasingly prominent stakeholders in problem gambling prevention in the UK and Ireland at a time of regulatory and political focus on betting in both countries. The UK is in the process of adopting the recommendations of the Gambling Act review, which ran between December 2020 and April 2023 with a white paper published in the latter. Throughout …

Ireland’s betting regulator is calling for feedback on how its social responsibility fund will be administered, coming amid a reassessment of how extensive problem gambling is in the country. Under Ireland’s Gambling Regulation Act of 2024 a ‘Social Impact Fund’ (SMG) has been created, which will be funded by a mandatory annual levy on bookmakers and gaming companies. The funds …

Irish betting and gaming companies, from bookmakers to tech developers, have been requested to register their interest in a gambling licence under its new framework. The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI) has shared the request across social media channels, stating that it wants to make the licensing process as seamless as possible. “To assist in our preparations for the …

Ireland’s new gambling authority to prioritise compliance and conduct on gambling harms reduction. The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI) will use a ‘full toolkit’ to ensure operators’ compliance with regulations and combat problem gambling, which it believes is much higher than previously expected. In a double interview with the Irish Examiner, Anne-Marie Caulfield, Chief Executive of the newly formed …