Location: Ireland

06/09/25 8:35 PM

Ireland’s regulator to consider tiered licensing fee model following pushback

  • Conor Reynolds, iGaming Business
Ireland’s GRAI will re-assess its licensing fee structure, to be based on GGY instead of turnover, after a public consultation raised... more
05/26/25 7:54 PM

Ireland’s new regulator is up and running, but its laws won’t apply until 2026

  • Muiris O'Cearbhaill, The Journal
Licensing Ireland’s lucrative gambling industry under strict regulations will not begin until the middle of 2026, over a year after... more
05/20/25 8:08 PM

Gambling on the rise among Irish teens: study

  • Cormac O’Keeffe, Irish Examiner
Cannabis, alcohol and cigarette use among Irish teenagers in their mid-teens has dropped dramatically over the last 30 years — a trend that... more
05/08/25 8:06 PM

Bank of Ireland launches debit card gambling blocks amid surge in youth betting

  • Emer Walsh, Irish Examiner
Spending on gambling has risen significantly amongst young people, with popular sporting events in the first three months of this year... more
05/06/25 8:03 PM

Profit at Dublin-based local casino company rises 5.5% in 2024

  • Gordon Deegan, The Irish Times
Pretax profit at the Dublin casino business established by the late Richard Quirke last year increased by 5.5 per cent to €8.22 million... more
05/05/25 8:22 PM

Generation gamble: the invisible addiction crisis gripping Ireland’s teenagers

  • Laura Slattery, The Irish Times
It’s the “bookie in your pocket” or the “casino in your hand” – the opportunity to gamble that follows us everywhere our mobile devices do... more
04/23/25 7:40 PM

New Irish regulator “understandably concerned” about problem gambling

  • Graeme Hanna, ReadWrite
The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI) is “understandably concerned” about the estimates of problem gambling in the country.... more
04/07/25 8:57 PM

Ireland’s gambling regulation starts to take form

  • Conor Reynolds, iGaming Business
The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI) has a busy few years ahead of it as the nascent regulator takes on its new role as the... more
04/06/25 2:35 PM

Ireland’s just-launched gambling regulator to collaborate with UK’s

  • Jessie Sale, SBC News
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland... more
03/30/25 7:03 PM

Ireland’s new gambling regulator to open licensing application window later this year

  • Conor Reynolds, iGaming Business
The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI) has asked those interested in obtaining a gambling license to register their interest,... more