FEBRUARY 2016
The Gambling Control Bill will confer
progress will be made on this in 2016‘’
responsibility for all regulatory matters
that Ireland is ready to compete strongly in this market.
on the Minister for Justice and Equality.
The Gambling Control Bill that was re-
The Minister’s functions will include li-
leased in 2013 was certainly an indica-
Several other small countries have
censing, inspections, and prosecutions,
tion that the Irish Justice department
reaped the benefits of regulated gam-
and it is envisaged that these functions
have no understanding
of the exist-
ing markets, including Alderney, Isle of
will be carried out by a body located
ing business on the ground and rather
Man, Malta to name a few and like any
within my Department. The Scheme
than attract investors which is what
other market it is a competitive one and
provides for a dedicated inspectorate
a 1st Bill is supposed to do , it pretty
this should be taken into consideration
to ensure compliance by license hold-
much told investors that Ireland was
if Ireland is ever going to compete in the
ers with the terms of their licenses
a no go area for Gaming Investments.
Gaming Industry.
and with the new legislation generally.
I believe we need a new draft of the Gambling Bill and we need proper dis-
It is the intention to proceed with this
cussion on how this new Bill is formed.
legislation at the earliest feasible op-
It should send out positives to the In-
portunity and I expect that substantial
ternational Gaming world and also state
INFINITY GAMING
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