Tag Archives: Ireland
Ireland – FDJ finalises €380m acquisition of Premier Lotteries Ireland
La Française des Jeux has finalised its €380m acquisition of Premier Lotteries Ireland, which holds exclusive rights to operate the Irish National Lottery until 2034. The acquisition, which follows the approval granted by the Irish National Lottery regulator at the beginning of October, is the Group’s first venture operating a lottery outside France, and reflects…
Ireland – Experts discuss challenges facing Irish Gambling reform
The long-awaited Gambling Regulation Bill 2022 (the ‘Bill’) was published in December 2022. This highly anticipated legislation will, when enacted, establish a framework for a modern, robust regulatory and licensing regime for the gambling sector in Ireland. It will also create a new gambling regulator – the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland – focused on…
Ireland – Irish Government approves publication of Gambling Regulation Bill
The Irish cabinet has approved its new gambling laws that will see the introduction of watershed restrictions on gambling advertising from 5.30am to 9pm each day and a ban on free hospitality, VIP treatment, free bets and special officers. Led by Minister of State for Law Reform, James Browne, this Bill sets out the framework…
UK & Ireland: Pragmatic Play and Hollywood Bets expand partnership into new markets
Pragmatic Play has extended its existing partnership with Hollywoodbets to supply content to markets in the UK and Ireland. Pragmatic Play has now expanded its agreement with Hollywoodbets to supply its slots library, live casino titles and virtual sports content to players in the two regions. Dermot O’Connell, Hollywoodbets Betting Operations Manager, commented: “Hollywoodbets strives to…
Ireland – Flutter reopens €15m global HQ in Dublin
Flutter Entertainment has officially reopened its international headquarters in Dublin following a €15.5 million investment from Flutter and a significant multi-million-euro investment from the landlord. The building comprises 164,000 sq. ft of flexible workspace across seven floors at Belfield Office Park in Clonskeagh, Dublin 4. Designed by Claremont Group Interiors, the state-of-the-art workspace is home…
Ireland – Onionsack rebrands and appoints new Chairman
Voxbet, now formally known as Onionsack, has appointed Andrew Lee to the position of Chairman as it bids to expand its scope and global footprint across the industry. Voxbet is a technology company that enables sports bettors to speak or type what they want from a sportsbook, whether that’s a bet, a market or a…
UK – Ireland aiming to have new regulator in place by 2023
Having signed off approvals for a new regulator in 2019, Ireland’s government wants to have a new national gambling regulator up and running by 2023 charged with licensing and regulating online and land-based operators. The regulator will have the right to fine any individual illegally operating betting or gaming as much as €20m with companies…
Ireland – Aspire Global begins migration process to BtoBet sportsbook with bettarget launch
Aspire Global has hailed a ‘key step in the execution of its growth strategy’ by launching the first brand on its platform with BtoBet’s sportsbook. The first brand which is live on Aspire Global’s platform with the BtoBet sports solution is bettarget.com which is initially targeting the Irish market. The rollout with more brands will…
Ireland – BoyleSports renews deal for North American racing content with XB Net
XB Net has renewed its distribution deal with Irish and UK betting group, BoyleSports. The deal deploys a range of XB Net’s live pictures, data and betting services from a network of over 60 North American tracks allowing BoyleSports to fill its programming timetable with a pipeline of rapid-cycling betting opportunities. The daily schedule of…
