Why boycott the Irish betting licence?

The inadequacy of Irish protection measures

“Heavy and anti-economic” taxation which means, in other words, that licensing is expensive because the government levies millions of euros in public funds (financed by ratepayers’ taxes) each year for the sole purpose of giving it back to these bookmakers who already make enormous sums of money as a result of exploiting a niche. The government only does this to motivate them to stay on the irish market despite the legislation and to prevent players from betting abroad.

They are therefore supposed to use this sum to pay for operating costs for setting up mirror sites, which are in all respects identical to their ordinary servers, but that only accept your compatriots. It’s quite simply “affirmative” segregation towards players, with the usual justification of security, whereas in other countries without a Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland licence, it doesn’t apply.

A system that reduces winnings

By playing with bookmakers that possess a GRAI licence, you’re not only helping to support a system that increases your taxes without any real value, but you’re also cutting your winnings in half by playing with very low odds due to a smaller pool of players using these bookmakers (obviously, the country’s market is tiny compared to the global market), while also having your winnings taxed by the government.

Do you want your government to know your gambling habits?