About this site
This page exists to answer four questions plainly: who is behind this site, why does it exist, how is it funded, and what is it not?
Who is behind this site
This site is published as Irish Gambling Rules — an independent editorial project operated by a single owner. Irish Gambling Rules is not a registered company, partnership, or other legal entity, and we make no claim to corporate status. We are an editorial project under a publishing brand; nothing on this site implies otherwise. The project operates independently of any gambling operator, regulator, advocacy group, or political party.
Editorial work is attributed to K. Rowan. K. Rowan is a publishing pseudonym used by the site owner. No legal, clinical, or gambling-operator expertise is claimed. This is a privacy choice, not an invented expert persona. We do not claim legal, clinical, or operator-side experience; regulatory pages are built from cited primary sources and are not legal advice.
If this site ever becomes a registered legal entity, the change will be disclosed here and recorded in the project’s internal approval history before any related claim appears on the site.
Why this site exists
Ireland’s gambling landscape changed twice between 2024 and 2026 — first the Gambling Regulation Act 2024 replaced 70-year-old legislation, and then the new Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland began standing up. Most Irish-language coverage of those changes is either operator-funded (“here are the best new licensed casinos for you”) or news-cycle thin.
This site sits between those. It is independent informational coverage with sources, dates, and plain-English explanations. The benefit to the reader is that you can come away with an understanding of what changed and what it means, without being pitched at.
How this site is funded today
During Phase A, the site receives no gambling-affiliate revenue. We have no affiliate relationships, no operator agreements, and no referral arrangements with any gambling business. We carry no operator advertising. We are not paid by the GRAI, the Department of Justice, or any operator group.
The site is currently financed by the publisher’s own time. If a future phase introduces any form of monetisation, it will be disclosed clearly on every affected page, and the affiliate disclosure will appear above the fold — not buried in the footer.
What this site is not
We are explicit about this because gambling-adjacent sites have a reputation for being something they are not.
- We are not an operator review site. No casinos, sportsbooks, or apps are recommended here.
- We are not a bonus or promotions tracker. No welcome bonuses, free spins, or VIP-tier comparisons appear.
- We are not a comparison engine. Operators are not ranked, scored, or compared on this site.
- We are not legal advice. Where we describe Irish law we cite the statute and the regulator; read those for authoritative text.
- We are not a recovery service. If gambling is harming you, please contact the services in our Responsible Gambling page directly. We can point you to help, but we are not it.
What you can trust about what we publish
- Every factual claim about Irish gambling law or regulation cites a primary source (the statute, the GRAI, the ASAI Code, or named legal commentary).
- Every page carries a “last reviewed” date. If you are reading something dated more than six months ago, please check the current GRAI or statute pages for changes.
- We publish corrections publicly. If we are wrong about something, please tell us via the Contact page and we will fix it visibly.
- The full set of editorial rules is on the Methodology page.
A note on future phases
This site is structured around a phased plan. Phase A is informational. A possible later Phase B would introduce reviews of GRAI-licensed operators, on the explicit conditions that (a) qualified legal advice confirms an independent review model is permitted under the Gambling Regulation Act 2024, and (b) the GRAI has issued the relevant licences. If Phase B ever happens, the editorial standards described in Methodology will become more, not less, strict. If those conditions never resolve, the site stays informational.