Council Calls On Government To Expedite Gambling Regulations

The local authority is calling on the government to urgently divert the profits of betting companies to social projects. Since 2001, the state's gambling levy has delivered a €1.5bn investment to the horse and greyhound industry. While a report fromt the ESRI in October revealed that 130,000 Irish people now suffer from a servere gambling addiction. Lahinch Green Party Councillor Liam Grant believes the problem can be tackled at the root through appropriate spending.