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# gambling - Thursday 5 December, 2019
Lobbyists big winners as government revises bingo bill after protests
It comes after a protest at the Dáil on Tuesday.
# gambling - Tuesday 3 December, 2019
'Hands off our balls': Bingo players protest Dail over changes to winnings
Around 50 bingo players were bussed to the Dáil this morning to protest a bill that they say could see their winnings cut in half.
# gambling - Tuesday 26 November, 2019
Government planning to limit gaming machine maximum payouts to €500
The gambling industry in Ireland is governed by the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956.
# gambling - Tuesday 12 November, 2019
Man smashed 12 televisions in Cork bookies 'for ruining his life'
Philip Barry, who was homeless at the time of the office, caused €15,000 worth of damage.
# gambling - Sunday 29 September, 2019
'No compelling case': Minister slaps down calls for betting tax change ahead of Budget
Minister Donohoe said his officials had “insufficient legal certainty” to change how it taxes the sector.
# gambling - Friday 19 July, 2019
'I fell in love with them from the first day': How Ireland's slot machine habit fuels addiction
As many as 40,000 of the machines may be in use across the country as the industry operates virtually unchecked.
# gambling - Thursday 18 July, 2019
'A licence to print money': The 'wild west' of Ireland's rampant slot machine industry
Despite a recent crackdown, gaming operators continue to openly flout bans in many parts of the country.
# gambling - Tuesday 16 April, 2019
Paul Scholes charged after allegedly placing 140 football bets over 3-year period
The ex-Man United and England midfielder has until 26 April to respond.
# gambling - Wednesday 20 March, 2019
Gambling regulator could take 18 months to set up, says Taoiseach
Measures first mooted in the Gambling Control Bill (2013) are finally set to be enacted by government.
# gambling - Monday 18 March, 2019
'Action is needed now': New charity set up to fund gambling addiction services
The trust receives funding from the gambling industry and will be run by a board which includes two former junior ministers.
# gambling - Sunday 3 March, 2019
Government resisted lobbying on betting duty but won't use the funds for problem gambling services
An extra €50 million is set to be raised from the betting duty this year, and activists are asking for even 10% of it for problem gambling.
# gambling - Friday 1 March, 2019
Man who set up gambling support group in Cork Prison steals €6.9k cash to go on gambling spree
Ian O’Sullivan appeared in court over the theft of €6,901 in cash and €4,000 in cheques from Musgraves.
# gambling - Friday 15 February, 2019
90% of gambling addicts treated by HSE are young men
The HSE has provided figures on the age and geographic breakdown of some of those who enter treatment for gambling addiction.
# gambling - Monday 4 February, 2019
'Not drifting towards a gambling crisis, we're in the middle of one': 800 addiction cases treated by HSE
The HSE has admitted its own figures don’t come close to painting a picture of the extent of problem gambling in Ireland.
# gambling - Saturday 12 January, 2019
How and why the brain decides whether to hold 'em or fold 'em
A team of researchers are John Hopkins University has found out why the brain makes high-risk decisions.
# gambling - Thursday 6 December, 2018
Betting adverts to be banned 'whistle-to-whistle' during live sports broadcasts in the UK
Between 28,000 and 40,000 people in Ireland suffer from a gambling disorder.
# gambling - Saturday 24 November, 2018
Poll: Should gambling companies be limited in how they advertise?
High profile GAA players have shared stories about how gambling addictions affected their lives – so should gambling ads be restricted?
# gambling - Friday 23 November, 2018
Tougher rules for bookmakers under new money laundering rules
New rules targeting money laundering were announced today by the government.
# gambling - Friday 19 October, 2018
Drug dealing criminals using bookmakers' online accounts to stash money
The practice is particularly prevalent in Irish prisons.
# gambling - Tuesday 16 October, 2018
Paddy Power Betfair fined £2.2m after failing to stop stolen money being gambled
The British Gambling Commission also found that PPB “failed to adequately interact with customers who were displaying signs of problem gambling”.
# gambling - Saturday 1 September, 2018
Ireland's gambling epidemic: 'Find a corner and you'll be left alone 'til you're penniless'
One treatment expert said he is concerned, in particular, about young people who can very quickly gamble all of their money away online.
# gambling - Saturday 18 August, 2018
The cost of playing the Lotto is going up
The cost of the Lotto Plus draws will both increase by 50 cent.
# gambling - Friday 17 August, 2018
Poll: Should gambling firms be able to sponsor sporting organisations/events?
The FAI is said to be considering cutting ties with betting firm, Ladbrokes.
# gambling - Saturday 4 August, 2018
'A gambler can lose everything in an instant, destroying countless lives around them in the process'
‘We probably won’t know the impact of online gambling on our society for another ten years’, writes John Halligan.
# gambling - Monday 30 July, 2018
Poll: Do you think gambling ads should be banned from sports?
There’s a sharper focus on sports adverts and the detrimental effect they could have on young people.
Michael D Higgins wants gambling ads banned from sport
He said that he was concerned when he read some of the cases of gambling among sporting athletes.
# gambling - Tuesday 29 May, 2018
'I was a compulsive liar. I was a thief. I was doing whatever I could to con people'
Davy Glennon said his mother remortgaged the family home to repay his gambling debts.
# gambling - Thursday 26 April, 2018
'I've a wife and a child at home. I have to go home and be in some kind of humour for them'
We followed a bookmaker at Punchestown on the opening day to find out what a big festival is like from the bookies’ point-of-view, whether that’s big wins or losses.
# gambling - Saturday 24 March, 2018
'I couldn't handle it anymore. Three days before the weigh-in, I went missing'
Dublin boxer Keane McMahon talks to The42 about how a gambling addiction almost derailed his professional boxing career, just as it was starting.
# gambling - Saturday 24 February, 2018
GAA votes to ban sponsorship deals with betting companies
The GAA’s annual congress today heard that sport is “besieged by gambling”.
'It has become more intrinsic within the GAA... Gambling is the promise of a better life'
Addiction counsellor Alan Martin speaks to The42 about his work with gambling addicts and a motion going before GAA Congress about sponsorship.
# gambling - Thursday 11 January, 2018
Man promised girlfriend he'd buy non-existent site for house, before gambling away over €22,000
Michael Williams has been jailed for nine months.
# gambling - Saturday 9 December, 2017
'I took all the money out of the house, all our wages, and gambled it all in 28 minutes'
Dublin Ladies’ kitman Willy O’Connor talks to The42 about his battle with gambling, and his road to recovery from a silent affliction.
# gambling - Monday 27 November, 2017
Long-delayed laws could restrict gambling advertising. So why do bookies want it?
The Gambling Control Bill has been gathering dust in Leinster House for almost five years, but all sides say it’s needed now.
# gambling - Friday 13 October, 2017
Gamble on sports? 'Tone' of tweets can help predict the outcome of football matches
A study has found that the tone of a Twitter post that can predict when a team is more likely to win.
# gambling - Wednesday 20 September, 2017
More problems for Athlone Town as forward handed seven-match ban for betting
Jason Lyons has been sanctioned by the FAI.
# gambling - Sunday 3 September, 2017
From The42 
Raiders and Patriots top Super Bowl betting ahead of new season
And more people think the Browns will lift the Vince Lombardi trophy than the Bengals.
# gambling - Friday 18 August, 2017
Seán Quinn is back in business with a new online betting venture
The ex-billionaire is taking a punt on QuinnBet.
# gambling - Sunday 23 July, 2017
Race fixing and money laundering: How the horse racing industry fights back against criminal cartels
A race-winning horse was recently at the centre of a Criminal Assets Bureau investigation.
# gambling - Tuesday 11 July, 2017
Minimum age limit for all forms of gambling to be set at 18
The new law also seeks to clarify the regulations surrounding lottos and raffles.
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Poll: Will you be giving to charity this Christmas?
PRESIDENT MICHAEL D Higgins yesterday lit the Áras Christmas tree and said his thoughts are with those in society who are homeless, marginalised and vulnerable.
Addressing an assembled crowd at the Áras, President Higgins said: “We will remember our new Irish community as they recreate precious family traditions here in their new homeland; we will think of those in our society who are homeless, marginalised or vulnerable; of all those who are sick or lonely or feeling sad or worried.
As Christmas draws nearer, charity fundraisers are now taking to the streets to raise much-needed funds for a variety of causes. Christmas is traditionally a time for giving after all.
So, today we want to know: Will you be giving to charity this Christmas?
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I can't afford to (613)
I don't know (313)
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Column: The results of the UK general election could hugely impact the Irish border - and not for the first time
By Cormac Moore
A December election does not come around often, writes Cormac Moore.
Saoirse McHugh: Carbon tax is a red herring, the real climate culprit is the global tax system
By Saoirse McHugh
It’s time for governments to fix the global tax system, for the sake of the planet.
How I Spend My Money: A 26-year-old recruiter on €40,000 living in Dublin
By TheJournal.ie reader
The 26-year-old is adjusting after moving out of her family home
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