GAA needs specific rule to tackle gambling, says Noel Treacy

The absence of a single gambling-preventative rule in the GAA’s Official Guide is totally unacceptable, according to Galway County Board chairman Noel Treacy.

GAA needs specific rule to tackle gambling, says Noel Treacy

In the wake of his address to Monday night’s Galway convention where he claimed that “gambling is now reaching crisis proportions in Gaelic games”, Treacy yesterday revealed that he has since been contacted by several parents from around the country whose sons have been caught up in gambling.

In calling on Croke Park to introduce rules and regulations to curb the growing practice of GAA players betting on games in which they are involved in, Treacy said top brass have a responsibility to protect its members.

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