Applications open as Government seeks new gambling regulator

The new gambling regulator will have powers over licencing, advertising, and sponsorship. File Picture.

Applications have opened for the long-awaited position of gambling regulator.

The junior justice minister James Browne has announced that a chief executive is being sought for the Gambling Regulatory Authority, which is to be established under the new Gambling Regulation Act and will operate as an independent regulator under the aegis of the Department of Justice.