Fulfill the Programme for Government commitments from 2020 and get the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022 enacted and operationalise an official Gambling Regulation Authority for Ireland.
Why is this important?
Gambling addiction has the highest suicide rate of any addiction and problem gambling is on a sharp rise in Ireland.
With gambling corporations constantly advertising their products and hiring data scientists and psychology experts to make their apps more addictive, we are in desperate need of proper regulation.
Currently, the gambling industry in Ireland self-regulates. The Programme for Government in 2020 promised to establish an official gambling regulator but it still hasn't happened.
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