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Paul Petrie, director at Scottish sportsbook McBookie.com, discusses the Scottish Independence Referendum Other betting firms have mixed views on the outcome – William Hill suggesting 80% of bets for YES and Betfair suggesting the opposite. What’s McBookies’ take on the vote? 95% of the bets we have taken have been on a Yes vote. The opinion polls have the contest …

A retail expert has suggested that Ireland‘s archaic betting laws are costing the State more than €20m a year due to the restriction on the opening hours. David Fitzsimons of Retail Excellence Ireland has claimed the restriction forces betting shops to lose the equivalent of 500 jobs, which deprives the exchequer of €23.3m in lost PAYE and betting tax, and …

A report in Monday’s Irish Independent suggests that over 100,000 Irishmen and women have a gambling problem, with those in the under-25 age category significantly more at risk. The article quotes Paul Mullins from Aiséirí, a group that provides community and residential services to help young people, adults and families overcome and recover from addiction. Mullins works as an addiction …