IRELAND - Casino gambling corrupts governments as politicians become dependent on taxes and campaign contributions from gaming firms, the Government has been warned in a report written by senior officials in the Department of Justice. Irish Times. €460m casino capers show we have learned nothing. Editorial in The Independent.
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Ireland reviews gambling legislation and new casino proposed in Tipperary
Thursday, June 16th, 2011Ireland to introduce Sunday gambling
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011IRELAND- Social Development Minister Alex Attwood is considering letting bookmakers open on Sundays… in a region where one in 50 has a gambling problem – four times the national average. Obsessive gamblers may be boring and self-delusional but they’re not incoherent. By its very nature, it’s an easier addiction to hide than alcohol or drugs”, [...]
