What changed in Irish gambling — explained without the pitch
Ireland's gambling rules changed materially in 2024 and 2026. The Gambling Regulation Act 2024 replaced legislation that was nearly 70 years old, and the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland began issuing the first new licences in early 2026.
Irish Gambling Rules exists to explain what those changes mean for adults in Ireland — clearly, with sources, and without selling anything. We do not recommend operators, host bonuses, or earn commission on signups. See About for who we are and what we are not.
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Responsible Gambling — Ireland
Signs that gambling is becoming a problem, where to get free confidential help, and how to use Irish support services and operator-level safety tools.
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How we research and write
The sources we trust, the dates we attach to every claim, and the things we explicitly do not do during Phase A. Read this before trusting anything else on the site.
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Who we are
What this site is, how it is funded today, and what it will and will not become. Phase A makes no money from gambling — by design.
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Contact
Corrections, source suggestions, and editorial questions. We publish corrections publicly when we get something wrong.
What you will not find here (during Phase A)
- Recommendations of specific gambling operators.
- Bonus, free-spin, no-deposit, or VIP-comparison pages.
- Affiliate links or referral codes of any kind.
- Anonymous "editorial team" recommendations dressed up as expert reviews.
- Promises of winning, "risk-free" play, or framing of gambling as income.
All of the above might appear on a future commercial site, only if the licensing and advertising rules clearly permit it, only with named authors, and only with full affiliate disclosure. For now, Phase A is informational by design — see About and Methodology.