Stewart Kenny is a lifelong fan of gambling. He made one of his first bets on Richard Nixon resigning in 1974, and he’s enjoyed a bet ever since – so much so that he made a career, one spanning four decades, in the betting industry.
In 1988, he was one of the founders of Paddy Power. But now the 69-year-old sees things very differently.
Ireland, he told Prime Time, is “so far behind in regulating the gambling industry that there is no protection for the young and vulnerable”.
The former chief executive of Paddy Power said that “governments for the last 20 years have been totally negligent” when it comes to regulating the gambling industry.
