Betting (Amendment) Bill 2012

Public bill · Government · Presented

The Betting (Amendment) Bill 2012 would update betting law to cover online and other electronic betting, requiring remote bookmakers and betting intermediaries to obtain licences and pay a €5,000 annual duty. It would strengthen checks on applicants and company officers, create public registers of licensed operators, and allow licences to be suspended or revoked for wrongdoing. Courts could also restrict advertising, sponsorship, banking services and access to illegal betting websites, while unlicensed operators could face fines or imprisonment.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to make provision in relation to the licensing of bookmaking activities and, in particular, in relation to the conduct of bookmaking and bookmaking related operations by electronic means; for that and other purposes to amend the Betting Act 1931; to amend the Finance Act 2002; and to provide for matters connected therewith

Last updated 12 April 2018