Conor Mulheir

1 month ago | next.io | Conor Mulheir

This week, the Irish Examiner brought us a thought-provoking column from Jack Anderson, which suggested the odds were “stacked against” Ireland’s new gambling regulator in its battle against problem gambling. After the regulator announced its seven new members earlier this month, Anderson looked a little closer at the list and found much to celebrate.

1 month ago | next.io | Conor Mulheir

The Guardian brought us its latest analysis of the hugely profitable Australian betting market this week, as it reported that “Australians are losing more money to gambling each year than the federal government spends on aged care and almost as much as it spends on the national disability insurance scheme.” A new report has found that despite an ongoing cost-of-living crisis Down Under, the amount Australian punters lose to gambling has continued to increase, and significantly.

1 month ago | next.io | Conor Mulheir

Following news last week, also reported in Hot Copy, that Wales had opted to introduce a ban on greyhound racing, there was no shortage of fears the same might spread to the rest of the UK. BBC News this week allayed some of those worries, however, as it reported that there are “absolutely no plans” to extend the ban across the rest of the country.

2 months ago | next.io | Conor Mulheir

The Racing Postissued a stark warning to the UK’s racing sector this week, as it declared that the “ban facing greyhound racing in Wales makes no sense — and it should be a huge wake-up call for horse racing”.

2 months ago | next.io | Conor Mulheir

In this Q&A, NEXT.io sits down with Gambling Commission CEO Andrew Rhodes to discuss the regulator’s recently reiterated focus on ensuring compliance among industry suppliers. With some licensed entities found to have supplied their games to unlicensed operators available in Great Britain, the Commission has issued several calls for the industry to ensure it stays on the right side of regulations.