Online gambling to see credit card delay

CONSTRAINTS and time delays are to be introduced on the use of credit cards for online betting, under plans being drafted by Justice Minister Alan Shatter to protect vulnerable and young people.

Online gambling to see  credit card delay

Ads that promote betting as a fashionable or trendy pastime will also be banned under strict measures being drawn up to overhaul archaic gambling laws.

Online gambling providers will be required to operate “due diligence checks” on customers. This could include enforcing a 12-hour delay between when players register and when they are allowed actually to play.

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