Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Seanad Éireann — 2024-10-02
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James Browne (FF), Wexford

You did not do so. This section is here for a particular reason. We sought to ban inducements but to allow promotions, as the Oireachtas committee did not propose the banning of promotions in the gambling industry. I have amendments here from both sides. Some are saying I have gone too far, and others say I am not going far enough. People are entitled to make legitimate arguments and amendments and they have done so, which the Senator has not done, by the way. The Oireachtas all-party committee did not propose that. We looked to ban individual inducements towards people and that is what we are doing, specifically that, "A licensee may not offer a person or specific group of persons an inducement." It can be offered to the general public, which is the same as a general promotion. I do not support the complete ban of all promotions in the gambling industry. Maybe that is what will come down the line, but that comes from a reasoned and thought-out position, not the shrill allegations the Senator has made. I am happy to stand up against those shrill allegations against my own good name and reputation, that of my officials and that of the Government.

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Sitting date: 2024-10-02