'Non-stop, incessant' lobbying to water down new gambling laws 

Lobbying has come from bookmakers and horse-racing representatives. Picture: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Politicians are facing intense lobbying over proposed new gambling laws, which the Government says are needed to tackle a “tsunami of social problems”.

Under proposed gambling laws, measures include a ban on advertising during the day, the establishment of a social-impact fund to support problem gambling initiatives, and the creation of the country’s first gambling regulator with sweeping powers in the sector.