Irish Casinos to Be Regulated to Comply with EU LawExisting Casinos and Card Rooms Exist in Grey Area; Minister Announces Regulation |
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Irish casinos and card rooms are to get the regulation they have long lobbied for according to a report in the Irish Times newspaper today.
Minister for Justice Dermot Ahearn plans a two-step process for regulation which will first see the establishment of a gaming control section in his department. This will register and control casinos as an interim measure before the second phase is enacted which will see a revision of the current out-dated gambling code.
The newspaper report says that up to 50 clubs currently operate as private members’ clubs — a grey area which has heretofore seen them largely untouched by the law. However the law will be tested soon when the Atlantic Casino Club in Clonmel is prosecuted.
The new regulatory structure is likely to be based on voluntary compliance to a code of standards and ethics.
One of the key aspects of regulation will be complying with EU law in relation to money laundering and child protection.
Gambling, on events shuch as horse racing and football, are an entrenched part of Irish culture as are poker tournaments, often held in large hotel complexes and attracting international players and media coverage.
Last year a report said regulation of the industry could create up to 13,000 new jobs over the next decade.
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