Tag Archives: Irish Bookmakers Association (IBA)

William Hill will stop accepting credit card payments in the Republic of Ireland from Wednesday onwards, according to the Irish Independent.  Use of credit cards for betting purposes is currently discouraged in Ireland by the Irish Bookmakers Association (IBA) as one of the principles of the Irish Safer Gambling Code, introduced in August 2021 by the IBA in agreement with …

Irish independent bookmaker Tully Bookmakers has made the decision to sell its ten remaining retail venues to BoyleSports, as reported by the Racing Post. Also taking on Tully’s telephone betting business, the acquisition will see BoyleSports maintain its position as the largest independent operator in Ireland with a suite of 268 retail betting shops throughout both the Republic and Northern …

Ireland’s betting sector will implement sweeping changes brought in by a new ‘Code of Practice on Safer Gambling’ established by the Irish Bookmakers Association (IBA). This weekend, the IBA communicated that Ireland’s retail and online bookmakers had agreed to follow new industry rules, standards and conduct on safer gambling and player protection duties. Mirroring UK policy, the new code will …