LEGISLATION TO ENABLE GROWTH OF IRISH GAMBLING INDUSTRY WHILE TACKLING CRIME AND PROTECTING VULNERABLE USERS
July 1st, 2016
THE opening of Paddy Power bookmaker shops in provincial Romanian cities such as Cluj in the past year is the latest show of international ambition from an Irish corporation which has become a market leader and has shaken up the European gambling industry.
The bookmaker’s office – or the bookies – has long been a feature of Irish urban and small town life, but today the sector has become increasingly consolidated, led by Paddy Power with 250 outlets across the country, followed by Boylesports with 225 and Ladbrokes with 125 shops.
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