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Gambling advertising controls

Summary

Peter Mathews seeks an interim Bill to restrict gambling advertising and accessibility. Pat Rabbitte says the planned gambling legislation is complex but will examine advertising controls, while noting fixed-odds betting terminals were removed from the proposals.

With regard to the gambling control Bill, publication of which is expected in early 2015, the advertising and accessibility of gambling, gambling clubs and online betting is of increasing worry in society, particularly with the World Cup. It shows the need for an interim measure in a short snappy Bill to put some control on this.

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The major Bill is in preparation-----

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Short and snappy is what I want.

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It is a more complex issue-----

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Advertising is not.

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In an era of electronic communications it is quite complex. We have excised from the Bill previous proposals in respect of fixed odds betting terminals because they really are the crack cocaine of gambling for feckless youths.

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I am speaking about advertising.

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I will have a look at that, but the actual business of regulating gambling-----

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-----in a global communications environment is quite complex.

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The popping up of advertising on radio and television at present is huge.

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