GAMBLING REGULATION ACT 2024

“2A. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a licensee shall not employ, or cause another person to employ on the licensee’s behalf, a child or young person to provide a relevant gambling activity.

• (2) Subsection (1) shall not apply in respect of the employment of a child or young person by or on behalf of a licensee of a gambling licence for a charitable or philanthropic purpose where it is specified in the gambling licence under section 120 or 121 of the Act of 2024 that such employment is permitted.

• (3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence.

• (4) In this section—

‘Act of 2024’ means the Gambling Regulation Act 2024;

‘gambling licence for a charitable or philanthropic purpose’ has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2024;

‘licensee’ has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2024;

‘relevant gambling activity’ has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2024.”.

229. Amendment of Act of 2002

229. The Act of 2002 is amended—

• (a) in section 66(4), by the deletion of the words “(amended by section 34 of the Betting (Amendment) Act 2015)”, and

• (b) in section 78(5)(b)(i), by the deletion of the words “(amended by section 34 of the Betting (Amendment) Act 2015)”.

230. Amendment of Act of 2010

230. The Act of 2010 is amended—

• (a) in section 24—

• (i) in subsection (1)—

• (I) by the insertion of the following definitions:

“ ‘Act of 2024’ means the Gambling Regulation Act 2024;

‘gambling service’ means a gambling service within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015² on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing, other than—

• (a) subject to subsection (3), a poker game provided at a premises,

• (b) subject to subsection (3), a relevant game (within the meaning of the Act of 2024) played on a gaming machine (within the meaning of the Act of 2024) provided at a premises in accordance with an in person gaming licence granted under Part 5 of the Act of 2024,

• (c) a game played on an amusement machine (within the meaning of section 120 of the Finance Act 1992), and

• (d) a lottery (within the meaning of the Act of 2024);”,

• (II) in paragraph (a) of the definition of “occasional transaction”, by the substitution of “a gambling service provider” for “a person referred to in section 25(1)(h)”,

• (III) in the definition of “transaction”, by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (b):

• “(b) in relation to a gambling service provider, any transaction involving a gambling service, including—

  • (i) a bet (within the meaning of the Act of 2024),

  • (ii) a payment to participate in a game (within the meaning of the Act of 2024), or

  • (iii) the payment of winnings (within the meaning of the Act of 2024) in respect of a transaction referred to in subparagraph (i) or (ii);”,

and

• (ii) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2):

• “(3) A reference to a premises in paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of ‘gambling service’ does not include a reference to a premises that is a casino or a private members’ club.”,

• (b) in section 25(1)—

• (i) in paragraph (ic) by the substitution of “linked to each other),” for “linked to each other), or”, and

• (ii) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (ic):

• “(id) a gambling service provider, or”,

and

• (c) in section 60(2)—

• (i) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (db):

• “(dc) in the case of a designated person that is a gambling service provider, the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland;”,

and

• (ii) in paragraph (e), by the substitution of “(d), (db) or (dc)” for “(d) or (db)”.

Chapter 2 Transitional provisions: Act of 1929 and regulations made under that Act

231. Definition

231. In this Chapter, “relevant date” means the date on which section 10, in so far as it relates to the Act of 1929 and regulations made under that Act, comes into operation.

232. Totalisator licences under Act of 1929

232. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a totalisator licence granted by the Minister for Finance under section 3 of the Act of 1929 that is in force immediately before the relevant date shall, on and after the relevant date, subject to the modifications specified in subsection (2), continue in force until the expiration of the period specified in the licence concerned and that Act, any regulations made under that Act, and section 17 of the Act of 2001 as it stood immediately before the coming into operation of section 268, shall continue to apply accordingly.

• (2) The modifications referred to in subsection (1) are—

• (a) a reference to setting up, maintaining, working or operating a totalisator by reference to a registered premises (within the meaning of the Act of 1931) where at any time on and after the relevant date there is no such premises shall be taken to refer to a premises of a licensee of an in-person betting licence or an in–person and remote betting licence,

• (b) where paragraph (a) applies, a reference to the consent of the registered proprietor (within the meaning of the Act of 1931) of a registered premises shall be taken to be a reference to the consent of the licensee referred to in that paragraph, and

• (c) a reference to remote means (within the meaning of the Act of 1931) shall be taken to be a reference to that term as defined in this Act.

• (3) The holder of a totalisator licence that continues in force in accordance with subsection (1) may, by notice in writing to the Minister for Finance, surrender the licence.

• (4) Where, on the expiration of the period referred to in subsection (1) or on the surrender of a licence in accordance with subsection (3), whichever first occurs, the holder of the licence holds undistributed funds, the holder shall arrange with the Authority to transfer the funds to the Social Impact Fund.

Chapter 3 Transitional provisions: Act of 1931 and regulations made under that Act

233. Definition

233. In this Chapter, “relevant date” means the date on which section 10, in so far as it relates to the Act of 1931 and any regulations made under that Act, comes into operation.

234. Transitional provision: general

234. On and after the relevant date, the Act of 1931 and any regulations made thereunder—

• (a) shall continue to apply in respect of a licence or certificate issued or registration made—

• (i) under that Act before that date, and

• (ii) that remains in force in accordance with this Chapter,

and

• (b) shall apply in respect of a licence or certificate issued or registration made under that Act on or after that date in accordance with this Chapter.

235. Transitional provisions: bookmaker’s license under section 7 of Act of 1931

235. (1) A bookmaker’s licence issued by the Revenue Commissioners under section 7 of the Act of 1931 that is in force immediately before the relevant date shall, on and after the relevant date, continue in force—

• (a) unless sooner revoked or otherwise ceasing to remain in force, for the period remaining until the next licence final day in accordance with subsection (7)(a) of that section or until 30 November next following the grant of the licence in accordance with subsection (7)(b) of that section, as the case may be, and

• (b) subject to that Act.

• (2) Where an application has been made for a bookmaker’s licence under section 7 of the Act of 1931 but not determined before the relevant date, the application shall, on or after the relevant date, be determined in accordance with that Act and where a licence is issued pursuant to that application, that Act shall apply accordingly.

236. Transitional provision: certificates of personal fitness under sections 4 and 5 of Act of 1931 for bookmaker’s licence

236. (1) Where an application for a certificate of personal fitness has been made under section 4 or 5 of the Act of 1931 but not determined before the relevant date, the application shall, on or after the relevant date, be determined in accordance with that Act and where the application is refused, that decision may be appealed to the District Court in accordance with that Act.

• (2) Where an appeal has been made under section 13 of the Act of 1931 against a refusal to grant a certificate of personal fitness under section 4 or 5 of that Act but not determined by the District Court before the relevant date the appeal shall, on and after such date, be determined in accordance with that Act.

• (3) A person may, within the period of time allowed for bringing an appeal, bring an appeal to the District Court under section 13 of the Act of 1931 against a refusal to grant a certificate of personal fitness under section 4 or 5 of that Act, on or after the relevant date where before the relevant date an appeal has not been made but the period of time allowed for bringing an appeal has not, on that date, expired.

• (4) On or after the relevant date, an application may be made under section 7 of the Act of 1931 for a bookmaker’s licence where—

• (a) a certificate of personal fitness has issued under section 4 or 5 of the Act of 1931 before the relevant date and on that date the 21 day period referred to in section 7(2)(f) or (g), as the case may be, has not expired,

• (b) an application referred to in subsection (1) is granted or where the District Court allows an appeal referred to in that subsection and a certificate of personal fitness is issued pursuant to such grant or decision on appeal,

• (c) an appeal referred to in subsection (2) is allowed and a certificate of personal fitness is issued pursuant to the decision on appeal, or

• (d) an appeal referred to in subsection (3) is brought and allowed and a certificate of personal fitness is issued pursuant to the decision on appeal,

and the Act of 1931 shall apply accordingly.

237. Transitional provision: remote bookmaker’s licence under section 7B of Act of 1931

237. (1) A remote bookmaker’s licence issued by the Revenue Commissioners under section 7B of the Act of 1931 that is in force immediately before the relevant date shall, on and after the relevant date, continue in force—

• (a) unless sooner revoked or otherwise ceasing to remain in force, for the period remaining until the next licence final day in accordance with subsection (6)(a) of that section or until 30 June next following the grant of the licence in accordance with subsection (6)(b) of that section, as the case may be, and

• (b) subject to that Act.

• (2) Where an application has been made for a remote bookmaker’s licence under section 7B of the Act of 1931 but not determined before the relevant date the application shall, on or after the relevant date, be determined in accordance with that Act and where a remote bookmaker’s licence is issued pursuant to that application that Act shall apply accordingly.

238. Transitional provision: remote betting intermediary’s licence under section 7C of Act of 1931

238. (1) A remote betting intermediary’s licence issued by the Revenue Commissioners under section 7C of the Act of 1931 that is in force immediately before the relevant date shall, on and after the relevant date, continue in force—

• (a) unless sooner revoked or otherwise ceasing to remain in force, for the period remaining until the next licence final day in accordance with subsection (6)(a) of that section or until 30 June next following the grant of the licence in accordance with subsection (6)(b) of that section, as the case may be, and

• (b) subject to that Act.

• (2) Where an application has been made for a remote betting intermediary’s licence under section 7C of the Act of 1931 but not determined before the relevant date, the application shall, on or after the relevant date, be determined in accordance with that Act and where a remote betting intermediary’s licence is issued pursuant to that application that Act shall apply accordingly.

239. Transitional provision: certificates of personal fitness under section 5A for remote bookmaker’s licence or remote betting intermediary’s licence

239. (1) Where an application for a certificate of personal fitness has been made under section 5A of the Act of 1931 but not determined before the relevant date, the application shall, on or after the relevant date, be determined in accordance with that Act and where the application is refused that decision may be appealed to the District Court in accord-ance with that Act.

• (2) Where an appeal has been made under section 13 of the Act of 1931 against a refusal to grant a certificate of personal fitness under section 5A of that Act but not determined by the District Court before the relevant date, the appeal shall, on and after such date, be determined in accordance with that Act.

• (3) A person may, within the period of time allowed for bringing an appeal, bring an appeal to the District Court under section 13 of the Act of 1931 against a refusal to grant a

certificate of personal fitness under section 5A of that Act, on or after the relevant date where before the relevant date an appeal has not been made but the period of time allowed for bringing an appeal has not, on that date, expired.

• (4) On or after the relevant date, an application may be made under section 7B or 7C of the Act of 1931 for a remote bookmaker’s licence or a remote betting intermediary’s licence, as the case may be, where—

• (a) a certificate of personal fitness has issued under section 5A of the Act of 1931 before the relevant date and on the relevant date the 21 day period referred to in section 7B(2)(f) or (g), or 7C(2)(f) or (g), as the case may be, has not expired,

• (b) an application referred to in subsection (1) is granted or where the District Court allows an appeal referred to in that subsection and a certificate of personal fitness is issued pursuant to such grant or decision on appeal,

• (c) an appeal referred to in subsection (2) is allowed and a certificate of personal fitness is issued pursuant to the decision on appeal, or

• (d) an appeal referred to in subsection (3) is brought and allowed and a certificate of personal fitness is issued pursuant to the decision on appeal,

and the Act of 1931 shall apply accordingly.

240. Transitional provision: certificates of suitability of premises under section 10 of Act of 1931

240. (1) A certificate of suitability of premises given under section 10 of the Act of 1931 that is in force immediately before the relevant date shall, on and after the relevant date, continue in force in accordance with that Act.

• (2) Where an application has been made for a certificate of suitability of premises under section 10 of the Act of 1931 but not determined before the relevant date the application shall, on or after the relevant date, be determined in accordance with that Act and where the application is refused, that decision may be appealed under section 13 of that Act.

• (3) Where an application referred to in subsection (2) is granted or where the District Court decides to allow an appeal against a refusal to grant the application and a certificate of suitability is issued pursuant to such grant or decision, the Act of 1931 shall apply accordingly.

• (4) Where an appeal has been made under section 13 of the Act of 1931 but not determined by the District Court before the relevant date, the appeal shall, on and after such date, be determined in accordance with that Act.

• (5) A person may, within the period of time allowed for bringing an appeal, bring an appeal under section 13 of the Act of 1931 on or after the relevant date where before the relevant date an appeal has not been made but the period of time allowed for bringing an appeal has not, on that date, expired.

• (6) The Act of 1931 shall apply in respect of a certificate issued pursuant to a decision of the District Court to allow an appeal referred to in subsection (4) or (5).

241. Transitional provision: registration under section 12 of Act of 1931 in register of bookmaking offices

241. (1) A premises registered under section 12 of the Act of 1931 in the register of book-making offices immediately before the relevant date shall, on and after the relevant date, remain on that register in accordance with that Act—

• (a) unless sooner removed under section 15 or 17 of that Act or section 78 of the Act of 2002 or otherwise ceasing to be registered, for the period remaining until the next registration final day in accordance with section 12(5) of the Act of 1931, and

• (b) subject to both those Acts.

• (2) Where an application has been made for registration or renewal of registration under section 12 of the Act of 1931 in the register of bookmaking offices but not determined before the relevant date, the application shall, on or after the relevant date, be determined in accordance with that Act and that Act shall apply accordingly.

242. Transitional provision: revocation of licence or registration by court under section 15 of Act of 1931

242. Section 15 of the Act of 1931 shall, on and after the relevant date, continue to apply in respect of a conviction for an offence under any section of that Act whether the conviction is obtained before, on or after that date.

243. Transitional provision: revocation of certain licences by Minister for Justice under section 16 of Act of 1931

243. (1) Where an application has been made by the Minister for Justice under section 16 of the Act of 1931 but the application has not been determined by the District Court before the relevant date, the application shall, on and after such date, be determined in accordance with that Act.

• (2) The Minister for Justice may, on and after the relevant date, make an application under section 16 of the Act of 1931 in respect of a person who continues to be, or becomes, the holder of a licence under that Act in accordance with this Chapter.

244. Transitional provision: registers under Act of 1931

244. (1) A register maintained under section 8, 8A and 8B of the Act of 1931 shall, on and after the relevant date, continue to be maintained by the Revenue Commissioners for so long as the Act continues to apply in accordance with this Chapter—

• (a) in the case of the register maintained under section 8, in respect of a premises to which that section applies,

• (b) in the case of the register maintained under section 8A, in respect of a licensed bookmaker to which that section applies, and

• (c) in the case of the register maintained under section 8B, in respect of a remote bookmaker’s licence or a remote betting intermediary’s licence to which that section applies.

• (2) The Authority may, during the period a register is maintained in accordance with subsection (1) and before the register is transferred to the Authority under subsection (3), request information from the Revenue Commissioners contained in that register for the purpose of assisting the Authority in determining a first application for a gambling licence under this Act and the Revenue Commissioners shall comply with a request so made.

• (3) A register maintained in accordance with subsection (1) shall, when the obligation to so maintain has concluded, be transferred to the Authority.

• (4) Subject to subsection (5), the Authority may retain the information contained in a register transferred under subsection (3) for the purposes of assisting the Authority in determining a first application for a gambling licence under this Act.

• (5) The Authority may retain the information referred to in subsection (4) for a period of 24 months commencing on the relevant date.

245. Transitional provision: compliance notice under section 32B of Act of 1931

245. The Act of 1931 shall continue to apply in respect of a compliance notice served under section 32B of that Act before the relevant date that has not been withdrawn in accordance with that section before that date.

Chapter 4 Transitional provisions: Act of 1956 and regulations under that Act

246. Definition

246. In this Chapter, “relevant date” means the date on which section 10, in so far as it relates to the Act of 1956 and any regulations made under that Act, comes into operation.

247. Transitional provision: general

247. (1) On and after the relevant date, the Act of 1956 and any regulations (to the extent they apply to the permit or licence concerned) made thereunder—

• (a) shall continue to apply in respect of a gaming permit, gaming licence, lottery permit and lottery licence—

• (i) issued under that Act before that date, and

• (ii) that remains in force in accordance with this Chapter,

and

• (b) shall apply in respect of a gaming permit, gaming licence, lottery permit and lottery licence issued under that Act on or after that date in accordance with this Chapter.

• (2) The Minister may, on and after the relevant date, make regulations under section 9A, 14, 27B or 28 of the Act of 1956 in relation to a gaming permit, gaming licence, lottery permit or lottery licence, as the case may be, during the period a permit or licence to which the regulations relate remains in force.

248. Transitional provision: contracts or debts referred to in section 36 of Act of 1956

248. Contracts or debts referred to in section 36 of the Act of 1956, entered into or incurred, as the case may be, before the relevant date in so far as that date relates to that section, shall not be legally enforceable.

249. Transitional provision: gaming permits under Part II of Act of 1956

249. (1) A gaming permit issued under section 9A of the Act of 1956 that is in force imme-diately before the relevant date shall, on and after the relevant date, continue in force—

• (a) unless previously revoked or suspended under section 46 of that Act, for the remainder of the period specified in the permit in accordance with section 9A(7) of that Act, and

• (b) subject to that Act.

• (2) Where an application has been made for a gaming permit under section 9A of the Act of 1956 but not determined before the relevant date the application shall, on or after that date, be determined in accordance with that Act and, where the application is refused, that decision may be appealed in accordance with subsection (18) of that section.

• (3) Where an application referred to in subsection (2) is granted or where the District Court decides to allow an appeal referred to in that subsection and a gaming permit is issued pursuant to such grant or decision, the Act of 1956 shall apply to that permit accordingly.

• (4) Where an appeal has been made to the District Court under section 9A(18) of the Act of 1956 but not determined before the relevant date, the appeal shall, on and after such date, be determined in accordance with that Act.

• (5) A person may, within the period of time allowed for bringing an appeal, bring an appeal under section 9A(18) of the Act of 1956 on or after the relevant date where before the relevant date an appeal has not been made but the period of time allowed for bringing an appeal has not, on that date, expired.

• (6) The Act of 1956 shall apply to a gaming permit issued pursuant to a decision of the District Court to allow an appeal referred to in subsection (4) or (5).

250. Transitional provision: gaming licences under Part III of Act of 1956

250. (1) A gaming licence issued under section 19 of the Act of 1956 that is in force immediately before the relevant date shall, on and after the relevant date, continue in force—

• (a) for the remainder of the period specified in the certificate under section 15(5) of that Act which relates to that licence, and

• (b) subject to that Act.

• (2) Where an application has been made to the Revenue Commissioners for a gaming licence under section 19 of the Act of 1956 but the application has not been determined before the relevant date, the application shall be determined under that section and where a gaming licence is issued pursuant to that application that Act shall apply accordingly.

• (3) Where a person to whom a certificate for a gaming licence has been granted has not applied for a gaming licence under section 19 of the Act of 1956 before the relevant date he or she may, for so long as that certificate remains in force in accordance with that Act, make an application under that section for a gaming licence and where a licence is issued pursuant to that application that Act shall apply accordingly.

• (4) Where an application for a certificate has been made to the District Court under section 15 of the Act of 1956 but has not been determined before the relevant date, the application shall, on or after that date, be determined in accordance with that Act.

• (5) Where an appeal has been made to the Circuit Court under section 18 of the Act of 1956 but not determined before the relevant date, the appeal shall, on and after such date, be determined in accordance with that Act.

• (6) A person may, within the period of time allowed for bringing an appeal, bring an appeal under section 18 of the Act of 1956 on or after the relevant date where before the relevant date an appeal has not been made but the period of time allowed for bringing an appeal has not, on that date, expired.

• (7) The Act of 1956 shall apply to a gaming licence issued by the Revenue Commissioners on the application of a person to whom a certificate was granted pursuant to a decision of the District Court under subsection (4), or of the Circuit Court on the hearing of an appeal referred to in subsection (5) or (6).

251. Transitional provision: lottery permits under Part IV of Act of 1956

251. (1) A lottery permit issued under section 27B of the Act of 1956 that is in force immediately before the relevant date shall, on and after the relevant date, continue in force—

• (a) unless previously revoked or suspended under section 46 of that Act, for the remainder of the period specified in the permit in accordance with section 27B(6) of that Act, and

• (b) subject to that Act.

• (2) Where an application has been made for a lottery permit under section 27B of the Act of 1956 but not determined before the relevant date the application shall, on or after that date, be determined in accordance with that Act and where the application is refused, that decision may be appealed in accordance with subsection (17) of that section.

• (3) Where an application referred to in subsection (2) is granted or where the District Court decides to allow an appeal referred to in that subsection and a lottery permit is issued pursuant to such grant or decision, the Act of 1956 shall apply to that permit accordingly.

• (4) Where an appeal has been made under section 27B(17) of the Act of 1956 but not determined by the District Court before the relevant date the appeal shall, on and after such date, be determined in accordance with that Act.

• (5) A person may, within the period of time allowed for bringing an appeal, bring an appeal under section 27B(17) of the Act of 1956 on or after the relevant date where before the relevant date an appeal has not been made but the period of time allowed for bringing an appeal has not, on that date, expired.

• (6) The Act of 1956 shall apply to a lottery permit issued pursuant to a decision of the District Court to allow an appeal referred to in subsection (4) or (5).

252. Transitional provision: lottery licences under Part IV of Act of 1956

252. (1) A lottery licence issued under section 28 of the Act of 1956 that is in force imme-diately before the relevant date shall, on and after the relevant date, continue in force—

• (a) unless previously revoked or suspended under section 46 of that Act, for the remainder of the period specified in the licence under section 28(6) of that Act, and

• (b) subject to that Act.

• (2) Where an application has been made to the District Court for a lottery licence under section 28 of the Act of 1956 but not determined before the relevant date the application shall, on or after that date, be determined in accordance with that Act and where the application is refused, that decision may be appealed in accordance with section 32 of that Act.

• (3) Where the District Court issues a lottery licence pursuant to an application referred to in subsection (2) or where the Circuit Court decides to allow an appeal referred to in that subsection and a lottery licence is issued pursuant to that decision, the Act of 1956 shall apply to that licence accordingly.

• (4) Where an appeal has been made under section 32 of the Act of 1956 but not determined by the Circuit Court before the relevant date the appeal shall, on and after such date, be determined in accordance with that Act.

• (5) A person may, within the period of time allowed for bringing an appeal, bring an appeal under section 32 of the Act of 1956 on or after the relevant date where before the relevant date an appeal has not been made but the period of time allowed for bringing an appeal has not, on that date, expired.

• (6) The Act of 1956 shall apply to a lottery licence issued pursuant to a decision of the Circuit Court on the hearing of an appeal referred to in subsection (4) or (5).

253. Transitional provision: revocation of licences and permits under Part V of Act of 1956

253. (1) Where an application has been made under section 46 of the Act of 1956 for the revocation or suspension of a gaming licence, gaming permit, lottery licence or lottery permit but not determined by the District Court before the relevant date the application shall, on and after such date, be determined by the District Court in accordance with that section.

• (2) Where an appeal has been made against a decision of the District Court under section 46 of the Act of 1956 but has not been determined before the relevant date the appeal shall, on and after such date, continue as if that Act had not been repealed and that Act shall apply accordingly.

• (3) A person may, within the period of time allowed for bringing an appeal, bring an appeal against a decision under section 46 of the Act of 1956 to revoke or suspend a licence or permit on or after the relevant date where before the relevant date an appeal has not been made but the period of time allowed for bringing an appeal has not, on that date, expired and that Act shall apply accordingly.

254. Registers of gaming permits, gaming licences, lottery permits and lottery licences under Act of 1956

254. (1) A register maintained under section 9A, 19A, 27B or 28 of the Act of 1956 shall, on and after the relevant date, continue to be maintained by the person on whom the obligation falls under the Act until the later of the following occurs—

• (a) the last licence or permit, which is entered on the register concerned, expires, or

• (b) the last proceedings that affect an entry on the register concerned are determined.

• (2) The Authority may, during the period a register is maintained by a person in accordance with subsection (1) and before the register is transferred to the Authority under subsection (3), request information from the person for the purpose of assisting the Authority in determining a first application for a gambling licence under this Act and that person shall comply with a request so made.

• (3) A register maintained in accordance with subsection (1) shall, when the obligation to so maintain has concluded, be transferred to the Authority.

• (4) Subject to subsection (5), the Authority may retain the information contained in a register transferred under subsection (3) for the purposes of assisting the Authority in determining a first application for a gambling licence under this Act.

• (5) The Authority may retain the information referred to in subsection (4) for a period of 24 months commencing on the relevant date.

Chapter 5 Transitional provision: Act of 1975

255. Transitional provisions: section 43 of Act of 1975

255. (1) A gaming machine licence issued under section 43 of the Act of 1975 that is in force immediately before the coming into operation of section 10(1) in so far as it relates to the repeal of section 43 of the Act of 1975, shall, on and after such coming into operation, continue in force—

• (a) for the remainder of the period referred to in section 43(4) of that Act which relates to that licence, and

• (b) subject to that section of that Act.

• (2) Where an application has been made to the Revenue Commissioners for a gaming machine licence under section 43 of the Act of 1956 but the application has not been determined before the coming into operation of section 10(1) in so far as it relates to the repeal of section 43 of the Act of 1975, the application shall, on and after such coming into operation, be determined under that section and where a gaming machine licence is issued pursuant to that application that section of that Act shall apply accordingly.

• (3) Notwithstanding the coming into operation of section 10(1) in so far as it relates to the repeal of section 43 of the Act of 1975, an application may be made to the Revenue Commissioners for a gaming machine licence under that section of that Act by the holder of a gaming licence that remains in force under section 250 or a gaming machine licence that is issued in accordance with the operation of that section and, where a gaming machine licence is issued pursuant to that application, section 43 of the Act of 1975 shall apply accordingly.

• (4) Subsections (6), (10) and (12) of section 43 of the Act of 1975 shall continue to apply during the period within which a gaming machine licence remains in force in accordance with this section.

Chapter 6 Transitional provisions: Act of 2010 and regulations made under that Act in relation to private members’ clubs that engage in gambling activities

256. Definitions

256. In this Chapter—

“relevant date” means the date on which section 10, in so far as it relates to the Act of 2010 and the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 (Section 109B) (Certificate of Fitness) Regulations 2022, comes into operation;

“relevant enactments” means—

• (a) the provisions of the Act of 2010 specified in paragraph 14 of Part 1 of Schedule 2, and

• (b) the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 (Section 109B) (Certificate of Fitness) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 272 of 2022).

257. Transitional arrangements: general

257. On and after the relevant date, the relevant enactments—

• (a) shall continue to apply in respect of a private members’ club at which gambling activities are carried on where—

• (i) a certificate of fitness required under section 109B of the Act of 2010 was granted prior to that date, and

• (ii) the certificate remains in force in accordance with this Chapter,

and

• (b) shall apply in respect of a private members’ club at which gambling activities are carried on where a certificate of fitness is granted on or after that date under section 109B of the Act of 2010 in accordance with this Chapter.

258. Transitional arrangement: maintenance of register under section 109 of Act of 2010

258. (1) The Minister shall, on and after the relevant date, continue to maintain the register established for the purposes of section 109 of the Act of 2010 for so long as that Act continues to apply in accordance with this Chapter in respect of a designated person to whom that section applies.

• (2) The Authority may, during the period a register is maintained by the Minister in accordance with subsection (1) and before the register is transferred to the Authority under subsection (3), request information from the Minister for the purpose of assisting the Authority in determining a first application for a gambling licence under this Act and the Minister shall comply with a request so made.

• (3) A register maintained in accordance with subsection (1) shall, when the obligation to so maintain has concluded, be transferred to the Authority.

• (4) Subject to subsection (5), the Authority may retain the information contained in a register transferred under subsection (3) for the purposes of assisting the Authority in determining a first application for a gambling licence under this Act.

• (5) The Authority may retain the information referred to in subsection (4) for a period of 24 months commencing on the date that the register is transferred to it under subsection (3).

259. Transitional arrangement: registration on the register

259. (1) A person who is registered on the register established and maintained by the Minister under section 109 of the Act of 2010 immediately before the relevant date shall, on and after the relevant date, remain on the register—

• (a) unless the person is sooner removed from that register under subsection (8) of that section, for the remainder of the period that the gambling activities, in respect of which the person effectively directs a private members’ club, remain licensed in accordance with this Part, and

• (b) subject to the relevant enactments.

• (2) Section 109 of the Act of 2010 shall, on and after the relevant date, continue to apply to a person who is required to register with the Minister under that section where gambling activities, in respect of which the person effectively directs a private members’ club, are carried on in accordance with this Chapter.

260. Transitional arrangement: certificate of fitness under section 109B of Act of 2010

260. (1) A certificate of fitness granted by a Superintendent of the Garda Síochána or the Minister, as the case may be, under section 109B of the Act of 2010 that is in force immediately before the relevant date shall, on and after the relevant date, continue in force—

• (a) for the duration the certificate remains in force in accordance with section 109D, and

• (b) subject to the relevant enactments.

• (2) Where immediately before the relevant date an application for a certificate of fitness has been made under section 109B of the Act of 2010 but the application has not been determined by the Minister or by the Superintendent of the Garda Síochána, as the case may be, before the relevant date, the application shall, on or after the relevant date, be determined in accordance with that Act and where the application is refused that decision may be appealed to the District Court under section 109E.

• (3) The relevant enactments shall apply in respect of the certificate of personal fitness that issues following a determination referred to in subsection (2).

261. Transitional arrangement: Appeal under section 109E of Act of 2010 where application for certificate of fitness refused

261. (1) Where an appeal has been made under section 109E of the Act of 2010 against a refusal to grant a certificate of fitness under section 109B of that Act but not determined by the District Court before the relevant date the appeal shall, on and after such date, be determined in accordance with the relevant enactments.

• (2) A person may, within the period of time allowed for bringing an appeal, bring an appeal to the District Court under section 109E of the Act of 2010 against a refusal to grant a certificate of personal fitness under section 109B of that Act, on or after the relevant date where before the relevant date an appeal has not been made but the period of time allowed for bringing an appeal has not, on that date, expired.

• (3) The relevant enactments shall apply in respect of a certificate of personal fitness that issues following an appeal referred to in subsection (1) or (2).

Chapter 7 Consequential amendments to other enactments

262. Amendment of Act of 1958

262. (1) The Act of 1958 is amended—

• (a) in section 2(1)—

• (i) by the insertion of the following definitions—

“ ‘Act of 2024’ means the Gambling Regulation Act 2024;

‘betting licence’ has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2024;

‘in-person betting licence’ has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2024;

‘in-person and remote betting licence’ has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2024;

‘licensed bookmaker’ means a licensee (within the meaning of the Act of 2024) of an in-person betting licence or an in-person and remote betting licence for the time being in force under the Act of 2024 which licence authorises the licensee to act as a bookmaker (within the meaning of section 3(2) of the Act of 2024);

‘pool betting’ has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2024;”,

and

• (ii) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “totalisator licence”:

“ ‘totalisator licence’ means a betting licence to the extent that the licence authorises the licensee (within the meaning of the Act of 2024) of that licence to provide pool betting for an event, a series of events or a class of events;”,

• (b) in section 18B(1), by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (b):

• “(b) to provide pool betting in accordance with the terms of a totalisator licence held by the Board.”,

• (c) in section 23—

• (i) in subsection (1), by the substitution of “Subject to the Act of 2024, the Board may” for “ The Board may”,

• (ii) in subsection (2), by the substitution of “Subject to the Act of 2024, the Board may” for “ The Board may”,

• (iii) in subsection (3)(d), by the substitution of “conditions as to permitting the Board, as the holder of a totalisator licence, to provide pool betting” for “conditions as to permitting the Board to set up, maintain and work totalisators”, and

• (iv) in subsection (4), by the substitution of “suitable for providing pool betting” for “suitable for a totalisator”,

• (d) in section 32D—

• (i) in subsection (1)—

• (I) by the substitution of “Subject to this section and the Act of 2024, the Board may” for “Subject to this section, the Board may”, and

• (II) in paragraph (b), by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (i):

• “(i) the relevant betting activities (within the meaning of the Act of 2024) that may be made available at betting offices,”,

• (ii) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1):

• “(1A) The Board shall consult with the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland before making regulations under subsection (1).”,

and

• (iii) in subsection (2), by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (a):

• “(a) on any day and during such hours that are not prescribed under section 176(1) of the Act of 2024 as days or hours, or both, during which a licensee (within the meaning of the Act of 2024) of an in person gambling licence may not open a premises in respect of which the licence is held, and”,

and

• (e) in section 40—

• (i) in subsection (1), by the substitution of “where the Board provides pool betting” for “where the Board maintains totalisators”,

• (ii) in subsection (2), by the substitution of “out of moneys staked by means of pool betting provided by the Board” for “out of moneys staked by means of totalisators maintained by the Board”, and

• (iii) in subsection (3), by the substitution of “pool betting provided by the Board” for “totalisators maintained by the Board”.

• (2) Notwithstanding the coming into operation of subsection (1), the Act of 1958 as it stood immediately before such coming into operation shall continue to apply in respect of the holder of a bookmaker’s licence that is in force in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 10.

• (3) Notwithstanding the coming into operation of subsection (1), where immediately before the coming into operation Rásaíocht Con Éireann holds a totalisator licence in accordance with section 20 of the Act of 1958 as it stood immediately before such coming into operation, that Act as it stood immediately before such coming into operation and any regulations made under that Act shall, for so long as that totalisator licence remains in force, continue to apply in respect of that licence.

263. Amendment of section 1 of Street and House to House Collections Act 1962

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264. Amendment of section 8 of Pawnbrokers Act 1964

264. Section 8(3)(e) of the Pawnbrokers Act 1964 is amended—

• (a) in subparagraph (i), by the substitution of “a betting licence issued under Part 5 of the Gambling Regulation Act 2024” for “a bookmaker’s licence issued under the Betting Act 1931”, and

• (b) in subparagraph (iii), by the substitution of “a gaming licence issued under Part 5 of the Gambling Regulation Act 2024” for “a gaming licence issued under the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956”.

265. Amendment of Act of 1994

265. (1) The Act of 1994 is amended—

• (a) in section 2(1)—

• (i) by the insertion of the following definitions:

“ ‘Act of 2024’ means the Gambling Regulation Act 2024;

‘betting licence’ has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2024;

‘in-person betting licence’ has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2024;

‘in-person and remote betting licence’ has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2024;

‘pool betting’ has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2024;”,

• (ii) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “licensed bookmaker”:

“ ‘licensed bookmaker’ means a licensee (within the meaning of the Act of 2024) of an in-person betting licence or an in-person and remote betting licence for the time being in force under the Act of 2024 where that licence authorises the licensee to act as a bookmaker (within the meaning of section 3(2) of the Act of 2024);”,

and

• (iii) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “totalisator licence”:

“ ‘totalisator licence’ means a betting licence to the extent that the licence authorises the licensee (within the meaning of the Act of 2024) of that licence to provide pool betting for an event, a series of events or a class of events;”,

• (b) in section 10(2), by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (k):

• “(k) subject to the Act of 2024, the control of the operations of on course authorised bookmakers;”,

• (c) by the substitution of the following section for section 34:

“34. The Authority or, with the consent of the Authority, a company of the Authority may—

• (a) apply for and hold a totalisator licence, and

• (b) provide pool betting pursuant to the licence in accordance with the Act of 2024 and, where the pool betting is provided from one or more premises specified in the licence under section 114(2) or 115(3) of that Act, provide the pool betting in such place or places on the premises as it thinks fit.”,

• (d) in section 35, by the substitution of “an in-person betting licence or an in-person and remote betting licence that authorises the licensee of the licence to act as a bookmaker (within the meaning of section 3(2) of the Act of 2024)” for “a bookmakers licence (within the meaning of the Betting Act 1931)”,

• (e) in section 48(6), by the substitution of “Subject to the Act of 2024, the Authority may attach to a permit granted under this section such terms and conditions” for “ The Authority may attach to a permit granted under this section such terms and conditions”, and

• (f) in section 53—

• (i) in subsection (1)—

• (I) by the substitution of “Subject to the Act of 2024 and this section, the Authority may, by regulations, provide” for “Subject to this section, the Authority may, by regulations, provide”,

• (II) in paragraph (b), by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (i):

• “(i) the relevant betting activities that may be made available, and”,

and

• (III) in paragraph (e), by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (i):

• “(i) the relevant betting activities that may be made available at betting offices,”,

• (ii) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1):

• “(1A) The Authority shall consult with the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland before making regulations providing for any matter referred to in paragraphs (b) to (e) of subsection (1).”,

• (iii) in subsection (2), by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (a):

• “(a) on any day and during such hours that are not prescribed under section 176(1) of the Act of 2024 as days or hours, or both, during which a licensee (within the meaning of the Act of 2024) of an in person gambling licence may not open a premises in respect of which the licence is held, and”,

and

• (iv) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (4):

• “(5) In this section, ‘relevant betting activity’ has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2024.”.

• (2) Notwithstanding the coming into operation of subsection (1), the Act of 1994 as it stood immediately before such coming into operation shall continue to apply in respect of the holder of a bookmaker’s licence that is in force in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 10.

• (3) Notwithstanding the coming into operation of subsection (1), where immediately before such coming into operation Horse Racing Ireland or a company or subsidiary of Horse Racing Ireland holds a totalisator licence in accordance with section 34 of the Act of 1994 as it stood immediately before such coming into operation, that Act as it stood immediately before such coming into operation and any regulations made under that Act shall, for so long as that totalisator licence remains in force, continue to apply in respect of that licence.

266. Amendment of Consumer Credit Act 1995

266. The Consumer Credit Act 1995 is amended—

• (a) in section 2(1), to insert the following definition:

“ ‘Act of 2024’ means the Gambling Regulation Act 2024;”,

• (b) in section 93(10)(c)—

• (i) in subparagraph (i), by the substitution of “a betting licence issued under Part 5 of the Act of 2024” for “a bookmaker’s licence issued under the Betting Act 1931”, and

• (ii) in subparagraph (iii), by the substitution of “a gaming licence issued under Part 5 of the Act of 2024” for “a gaming licence issued under the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956”,

• (c) in section 116(9)(c)—

• (i) in subparagraph (i), by the substitution of “a betting licence issued under Part 5 of the Act of 2024” for “a bookmaker’s licence issued under the Betting Act 1931”, and

• (ii) in subparagraph (iii), by the substitution of “a gaming licence issued under Part 5 of the Act of 2024” for “a gaming licence issued under the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956”,

• (d) in section 116(11)(c)—

• (i) in subparagraph (i), by the substitution of “a betting licence issued under Part 5 of the Act of 2024” for “a bookmaker’s licence issued under the Betting Act 1931”, and

• (ii) in subparagraph (iii), by the substitution of “a gaming licence issued under Part 5 of the Act of 2024” for “a gaming licence issued under the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956”,

and

• (e) in section 144(9)(c)—

• (i) in subparagraph (i), by the substitution of “a betting licence issued under Part 5 of the Act of 2024” for “a bookmaker’s licence issued under the Betting Act 1931”, and

• (ii) in subparagraph (iii), by the substitution of “a gaming licence issued under Part 5 of the Act of 2024” for “a gaming licence issued under the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956”.

267. Amendment of Act of 1997

267. Section 1094 of the Act of 1997 is amended—

• (a) in subsection (1)—

• (i) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “beneficial holder of a licence”:

“ ‘beneficial holder of a licence’ means—

• (a) the person who conducts the activities under the licence, and

• (b) in the case of a gambling licence proposed to be issued or renewed under the Gambling Regulation Act 2024, means the licensee of the gambling licence concerned;”,

• (ii) in the definition of “licence”, by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (c):

• “(ca) the definition of ‘gambling licence’ in section 2 of the Gambling Regulation Act 2024,”,

and

• (iii) in the definition of “specified date”, by the substitution of “a tax clearance certificate under subsection (2) or (2B), as the case may be,” for “a tax clearance certificate under subsection (2)”,

• (b) in subsection (2), by the substitution of “Subject to subsections (2B) and (3)” for “Subject to subsection (3)”,

• (c) in subsection (2A)—

• (i) by the substitution of “referred to in subsection (2) or (2B)” for “referred to in subsection (2)”, and

• (ii) by the substitution of “issued under subsection (2) or (2B), as the case may be,” for “issued under subsection (2)”,

and

• (d) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2A):

• “(2B) In addition to what is provided in subsection (2), the Collector-General shall, on an application to him or her by a person who is a relevant officer or a beneficial owner (both terms within the meaning of the Gambling Regulation Act 2024) of a proposed licensee or licensee under the Gambling Regulation Act 2024, where that person does not come within paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of that subsection, issue a tax clearance certificate to that person for the purposes of the grant or renewal of the gambling licence concerned if that person has complied with all the obligations imposed on that person by the Acts in relation to—

  • (a) the payment or remittance of the taxes, interest and penalties required to be paid or remitted under the Acts, and

  • (b) the delivery of returns.”.

268. Amendment of Act of 2001

268. The Act of 2001 is amended by the substitution of the following section for section 17:

“Betting licence issued under Gambling Regulation Act 2024 to HRI, Rásaíocht Con Éireann or subsidiary

17. (1) Where HRI, Rásaíocht Con Éireann or a subsidiary of HRI is a licensee of a betting licence under the Act of 2024 and the licence authorises the body or

subsidiary concerned to provide pool betting, that body or subsidiary, or where the licensee is Rásaíocht Con Éireann, a subsidiary authorised under section 18B(1)(b) of the Act of 1958, may, as such licensee or as such subsidiary so authorised—

• (a) provide pool betting from a premises in respect of which another licensee of an in-person gambling licence may provide a relevant betting activity, or

• (b) enter into a contract or an arrangement with a person in a jurisdiction outside the State who provides pool betting on horse or greyhound racing in accord-ance with the law of that jurisdiction, which allows either party to the contract or arrangement to accept bets from members of the public and engage in pool betting on their behalf where the pool betting is being operated by the other party to the contract or arrangement in the other jurisdiction.

• (2) In this section—

‘Act of 2024’ means the Gambling Regulation Act 2024;

‘bet’ has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2024;

‘betting licence’ has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2024;

‘in-person gambling licence’ has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2024;

‘licensee’ has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2024;

‘pool betting’ has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2024;

‘relevant betting activity’ has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2024.”.

269. Amendment of Local Government Act 2001

269. The Local Government Act 2001 is amended—

• (a) in Part 2 of Schedule 12, by the deletion of “Gaming and Lotteries Acts 1956 to 2003”, and

• (b) in Part 1 of Schedule 14A, by the deletion of the words at reference number 43.

270. Amendment of section 2 of Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 2003

270. Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 2003 is amended in paragraph (c) of the definition of “licensed premises” by the substitution of the following:

• “(c) premises in respect of which an in-person gaming licence or an in person and remote gaming licence (both within the meaning of the Gambling Regula- tion Act 2024) is held,”.

271. Amendment of section 93 of Charities Act 2009

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SCHEDULE 1

Relevant Offence

Section 2

• (1) this Act,

• (2) section 48 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861,

• (3) section 1 or 2 of the Punishment of Incest Act 1908,

• (4) the Act of 1931,

• (5) the Act of 1956,

• (6) section 43 of the Finance Act 1975,

• (7) the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977,

• (8) section 2, 3 or 4 of the Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act 1990,

• (9) the Criminal Damage Act 1991,

• (10) section 6, 7, 7A or 9 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993,

• (11) the Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act 1997,

• (12) section 1078 of Act of 1997,

• (13) section 3, 4, 4A, 5, 5A or 6 of Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998,

• (14) the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001,

• (15) section 2, 3, 3A or 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2006,

• (16) section 65 of the Consumer Protection Act 2007,

• (17) section 4, 5 or 6 of the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008,

• (18) the Act of 2010,

• (19) section 2, 3 or 4 of the Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012,

• (20) sections 286, 389, 406, 876, 877 or 878 of the Act of 2014 or under that Act by a person while acting as a director (within the meaning of section 2(1) of that Act),

• (21) section 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 21, 22 or 45 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017,

• (22) section 39 of the Domestic Violence Act 2018,

• (23) the Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018,

• (24) section 2, 3 or 4 of the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020,

• (25) the Counterfeiting Act 2021,

• (26) any enactment where the offence involves dishonesty,

• (27) any enactment where the offence relates to excise duty on betting,

• (28) an offence under the law of a place (other than the State)—

• (a) consisting of an act or omission, that, if committed in the State, would constitute the offence of murder or manslaughter or an offence referred to in any of subparagraphs (1) to (27), or

• (b) relating to the conduct of gambling activities.

SCHEDULE 2

Section 10

PART 1

Acts Repealed

PART 2

Statutory Instruments Revoked

• (a) Totalisator Act, 1929 Totalisator Licence (S.I. No. 250 of 1989);

• (b) Totalisator Act, 1929 Totalisator Licence (S.I. No. 25 of 1993);

• (c) Totalisator Act, 1929 Totalisator Licence (S.I. No. 21 of 1994);

• (d) Totalisator Act, 1929 Totalisator Licence (S.I. No. 411 of 1998).

• (a) Totalisator (Greyhound Race Track) Regulations 1971 (S.I. No. 58 of 1971);

• (b) Totalisator (Greyhound Race Track) (Amendment) Regulations 1989 (S.I. No. 232 of 1989);

• (c) Totalisator (Horse Racing) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 72 of 2002);

• (d) Totalisator (Horse Racing) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 524 of 2012).

• (a) Betting Act (Revenue Forms) Regulations 1931 (S.I. No. 80 of 1931);

• (b) Betting Act (District Court and Garda Síochána) Regulations, 1931 (S.I. No. 81 of 1931);

• (c) Betting Act (Revenue Forms) Regulations, 1954 (S.I. No. 246 of 1954);

• (d) Betting Act (Revenue Forms) Regulations, 1988 (S.I. No. 300 of 1988);

• (e) Betting Act (Revenue Forms) Regulations, 1999 (S.I. No. 225 of 1999);

• (f) Betting Act (Revenue Forms) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 618 of 2007).

• (a) Periodical Lotteries Regulations 1961 (S.I. No. 212 of 1961);

• (b) Periodical Lotteries Regulations 1966 (S.I. No. 32 of 1966).

• (a) Lottery Prizes Regulations 1987 (S.I. No. 72 of 1987);

• (b) Lottery Prizes Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 29 of 2002).

SCHEDULE 3

Maximum Relevant Payment and Maximum Winnings

Section 82

Maximum relevant payment and maximum winnings Description Maximum relevant Maximum winnings payment (1) (3) (2) Relevant game €10 €3,000 Relevant lottery (other thanonce- €10 €5,000 per week off lottery and bingo) Ticket for bingo €10 Book of tickets for bingo €30 Relevant lottery (once-off lottery €10 €360,000 other than once-off bingo) Ticket for once-off bingo €10 Book of tickets for once-off bingo €30 Gambling licence for charitable or lottery: no maximum lottery: €30,000 per philanthropic purpose week game: no maximum game: €3,000 per pool betting: no game maximum Gambling licence for charitable or lottery: no maximum lottery: €360,000 philanthropic purpose: once-off activity game: no maximum game: €360,000

pool betting: no pool betting: no maximum maximum

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