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GRAI sets out 2025–2027 strategy and two-year self-funding aim

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Ireland’s Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland published its strategy for 2025 to 2027, covering licensing, compliance, enforcement, consumer protection, people and governance. The regulator aims to become self-financing within two years through fees, expects licence applications to open by year-end and plans for the regulated market to begin in 2026.

The strategy outlines the regulator’s planned licensing timetable and funding model for Ireland’s gambling framework.

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GRAI sets out B2C licence types under Gambling Regulation Act 2024

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