# Betting shops and the GRAI: the in-person licence dates

> Revenue licences for betting shops run to 30 November 2026 and GRAI in-person licences start on 1 December 2026: the dates, the sources and what they mean.

Source: https://bookieledger.com/data/changelog/in-person-betting-licences-from-1-december/
Updated: 2026-11-07

Revenue licences for betting shops run until 30 November 2026, and in-person betting licences from the GRAI start on 1 December 2026, according to answers given in the Dáil on 13 October 2026. The register already lists one in-person licence. Our matrix covers remote betting only, so we make no claims about shop networks.

## What are the dates?

**In-person betting licensing, before and after · Source: Dáil answers of 13 October 2026 (archived copy), GRAI register · Checked 7 November 2026**

| Item | Until 30 November 2026 | From 1 December 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Who licenses betting shops | Revenue | The GRAI, with the licence type IPB |
| In-person licences on the GRAI register | 1 on the snapshot stamped 20 October 2026 |  |
| Premises field on register cards | Empty in all 40 business-to-consumer cards on 6 November 2026 |  |
| Remote betting | Not affected: GRAI licences since 1 July 2026 |  |

The GRAI opened applications for in-person licences on 9 February 2026, together with the remote types. The dates come from our reference sheet and are to be re-read on grai.ie.

**Bottom line:** Revenue until 30 November, the GRAI from 1 December 2026.

## Why does it matter for claims about shops?

A brand can have an online licence and a shop licence under different regimes for a few weeks. A sentence such as "licensed shops in Ireland" needs a date and a source.

Because the Premises field is empty, the register does not yet tie a shop to a licensee. We therefore publish no shop counts and no map of shops. For the other licence types, see [RB, RBI and IPB explained](https://bookieledger.com/licence/remote-betting-licence-rb-rbi/).

**Bottom line:** any claim about shops should carry a date and a source, and we make none.

## When is this note updated?

It is published near the date and updated after 1 December 2026, once the register can be read again. The result goes into the [register log](https://bookieledger.com/data/register-changes/).

The earlier change for online licences is in the [Revenue to GRAI note](https://bookieledger.com/data/changelog/revenue-licences-ended-grai-licences-began/).

**Bottom line:** expect an update after 1 December 2026.

## Sources

- Dáil answers, 13 October 2026, archived copy (secondary; the original on oireachtas.ie was not opened): [drugsandalcohol.ie](https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/47032/).
- GRAI licence register: [grai.ie](https://www.grai.ie/register/licence-register).
- GRAI news, 9 February 2026: [grai.ie](https://www.grai.ie/news/applications-for-licensing-now-open).

**Bottom line:** one secondary source, flagged, with the register as the primary check.

## What changed

7 November 2026: note published, before the date it describes. It is listed on the [changelog](https://bookieledger.com/data/changelog/).

**Bottom line:** first version, no earlier history.