Gambling Regulation Act 2024

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Amendment of Act of 2010

230. The Act of 2010 is amended—

(a) in section 24—

(i) in subsection (1)—

(I) by the insertion of the following definitions:

“ ‘Act of 2024’ means the Gambling Regulation Act 2024;

‘gambling service’ means a gambling service within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015² on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing, other than—

(a) subject to subsection (3), a poker game provided at a premises,

(b) subject to subsection (3), a relevant game (within the meaning of the Act of 2024) played on a gaming machine (within the meaning of the Act of 2024) provided at a premises in accordance with an in person gaming licence granted under Part 5 of the Act of 2024,

(c) a game played on an amusement machine (within the meaning of section 120 of the Finance Act 1992 ), and

(d) a lottery (within the meaning of the Act of 2024);”,

(II) in paragraph (a) of the definition of “occasional transaction”, by the substitution of “a gambling service provider” for “a person referred to in section 25(1)(h)”,

(III) in the definition of “transaction”, by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (b):

“(b) in relation to a gambling service provider, any transaction involving a gambling service, including—

(i) a bet (within the meaning of the Act of 2024),

(ii) a payment to participate in a game (within the meaning of the Act of 2024), or

(iii) the payment of winnings (within the meaning of the Act of 2024) in respect of a transaction referred to in subparagraph (i) or (ii);”,

and

(ii) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2):

“(3) A reference to a premises in paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of ‘gambling service’ does not include a reference to a premises that is a casino or a private members’ club.”,

(b) in section 25(1)—

(i) in paragraph (ic) by the substitution of “linked to each other),” for “linked to each other), or”, and

(ii) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (ic):

“(id) a gambling service provider, or”,

and

(c) in section 60(2)—

(i) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (db):

“(dc) in the case of a designated person that is a gambling service provider, the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland;”,

and

(ii) in paragraph (e), by the substitution of “(d), (db) or (dc)” for “(d) or (db)”.

² OJ No. L141, 5.6.2015, p. 73