Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013

Public bill · Government · Presented

The Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013 would require online bookmakers and betting exchanges, wherever they are based, to obtain Irish licences, meet tax requirements and appear on public registers. It would strengthen checks on operators, protect under-18s, allow licences to be refused or revoked, and enable authorities to tackle illegal betting through penalties, advertising bans, blocked websites and restrictions on related bank accounts.

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 10 May 2018