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Update note

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

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.

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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.

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.

The earlier change for online licences is in the Revenue to GRAI note.

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.
  • GRAI licence register: grai.ie.
  • GRAI news, 9 February 2026: grai.ie.

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.

Bottom line: first version, no earlier history.

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