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‹ Order of Business Gambling control Bill
Summary
Peter Mathews criticises the Government’s delay in regulating gambling after Paddy Power’s takeover of Betfair; the Minister says the Gambling Control Bill is due next year.
And out of their own words.
The second item I wish to mention, and I keep repeating this, is the gambling control Bill. Paddy Power has taken over Betfair to become one of the world's biggest betting organisations-----
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-----and the Government has sat on its hands in this regard. Since the summer, the betting organisations are taking over the world and the Government has done nothing.
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The Deputy should have stayed with us.
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And it will be the year after. It is pathetic.
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The Government has squandered a majority; it is unbelievable.