Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage
Dail Éireann — 2024-04-24
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James Browne (FF), Wexford

Regarding Deputy Gould's point, those race nights - I have been involved in many of them myself - would be covered under the pool betting side of it. What we are doing here is just to ensure that charities cannot, in effect, become bookmakers. That becomes a hugely high risk to them where they can incur huge losses, quite quickly. With the pool betting, the odds are fixed. Those types of race nights where people put in their €2 and they have videos will be covered under the pool betting side of it.
The definition was taken out on the advice of the Attorney General. I hear the Deputies' concerns and I will continue to consider that point.

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