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Fri 07 Jul 2008Report calls for regulator to oversee gambling
A GOVERNMENT-appointed committee has recommended the licensing of casinos and gaming, and the establishment of an independent regulator for these businesses.
Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern yesterday published the report of the committee appointed by former minister for justice Michael McDowell to look at the regulation of casinos and gambling. The report recommends that casinos, which currently operate as clubs, be licensed and states that the Government should establish an interim authority to develop a full-scale independent regulator for the sector.
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