Gambling on controlling the runaway betting industry

With the betting industry showing ever-more sophisticated methods of luring in gamblers, especially young people, the new regulatory body will have its work cut out, writes Sean Murray

With around 130,000 problem gamblers in the country according to official statistics, a public health emergency has resulted.

It’s something that President Michael D Higgins said had his heart broken during the pandemic.

It was a dangerous thing that was causing so much damage to families, he said.