Bookies reject proposal to ban bets on the Lotto  

Three Fine Gael senators have sponsored the amendment to the National Lottery Act 2013 to outlaw betting on the Irish Lotto draw. File picture: MacInnes

Bookmakers have rejected the idea that their offering of bets on the National Lottery should be outlawed.

The Seanad will on Thursday discuss a private members bill from three Fine Gael senators which would ban the practice. The amendment to the National Lottery Act 2013 prohibits the use of the National Lottery or its products in betting offers by entities other than the National Lottery. The amendment is sponsored by Fine Gael senators Barry Ward, Micheál Carrigy, and Emer Currie.