Gardaí welcome gaming club law

GARDAÍ yesterday welcomed new legislation expanding money-laundering requirements to gaming clubs and businesses dealing in large quantities of cash.

The decision to include casino-like clubs was also welcomed by the Gaming and Leisure Association of Ireland (GALA), the main representative body for clubs operating casino facilities.

Casinos are not allowed under Irish law, but the same facilities operate in private clubs, numbers of which have grown in recent years.