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Licensing Regulations Consultation
Purpose of Consultation
The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI) has the power to make regulations.
We would like to obtain the views of stakeholders, operators and the public on the proposed regulations. To assist participants in understanding the regulations, we have set out some further information below:
The first set of regulations we plan to make will do the following:
A. Set the application fee for applications for betting (in person and remote) and gaming (in person and remote) licences. This is provided for in section 38 of the Gambling Regulation Act 2024
The second set of regulations we plan to make will do the following:
B. Set the duration for which a gambling licence remains in force. This is provided for under section 108 of the Gambling Regulation Act 2024.
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C. Set out some additional conditions which will apply to gambling licences. This is provided for under section 129 of the Gambling Regulation Act 2024.
How to take part in this consultation:
The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland would like your feedback on the proposed regulations. If you wish to take part in this consultation, please send your feedback using the following methods;
Email your submission to: consultations@grai.ie
Post your submission to: The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland, Ballaugh House, 73 Mount Street Lower, Dublin 2. (D02 PX37)
Published: Monday - 7th April 2025
Submissions Close: Monday - 5th May 2025 at 5pm
Please note:
Submissions should be limited to a maximum of 1,000 words.
Please use headings to make it clear what you are referring to, including which of the two sets of regulations you are referring to.
Please address and confine your submissions to the content of these regulations.
We may publish your response. If you do not wish to have your response published, or if you wish to have it published anonymously, please make this clear at the beginning of your response.
In addition, we may publish a report of the consultation summarising the responses.
Please note that responses to this consultation are subject to national legislation in respect of personal data, such as the Freedom of Information Act 2014 (FOI) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (which implemented the European Union, General Data Protection Regulation). We would like to draw your attention to our Privacy Notice that explains how and when we collect personal data, why we do so and how we treat this information.
We will be making further regulations in the future and, where appropriate, there will be a consultation in relation to these further regulations at that time.
Public Consultation Document
For full overview of the proposed regulations please view our Public Consultation Document