Club lottos may earn reprieve from advertising watershed

The new bill is awaiting report and final stage in the Dáil. 

ADVERTISING WATERSHED: It had been feared that the proposed legislation would not permit the draws to be advertised online before the recommended 9pm watershed and only in a specific overnight eight-and-a-half-hour period. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

There is growing optimism among GAA officials that the advertising of club lottos and draws will not be overly impacted by the gambling regulation bill.

The prospect of clubs and counties having to curtail online promotion of their fundraising initiatives had been flagged as a concern at Management Committee and Central Council last year.