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GRAI plans industry consultant panel for Irish gambling standards

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Ireland’s Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI) plans to form an industry consultant panel to involve gambling businesses in developing market standards, chief executive Anne-Marie Caulfield said. The regulator also intends to establish a panel of people affected by gambling harm; standards will be subject to public and industry consultations as they are introduced.

Operators will have a channel to contribute to the standards that will govern Ireland’s gambling market.

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