20241013 - Ex-garda warns proposed gambling laws will be hard to police

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A former senior garda has warned proposed new gambling laws restricting stakes and winnings will increase black market betting and lead to resource challenges for the force.

Pat Lordan, a former chief superintendent at the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau, said the Government’s new Gambling Regulation Bill poses increased money laundering risks.

He said “over regulating” the gambling industry will encourage criminal networks to facilitate underground markets which are difficult to police.

“It is resource intensive if you have to go to every casino in the country that is legal and not legal, because they are not going to have a sign over the door,” he added.

“It will fall back to Johnny the guard down in Dingle to go out on his pushbike and see if there is any gambling there in the shed of a house.”
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Source: 
​https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/ex-garda-warns-proposed-gambling-laws-will-be-hard-to-police/a1806305629.html