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  4. Remote betting licences: from Revenue to the GRAI in mid-2026

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Remote betting licences: from Revenue to the GRAI in mid-2026

Remote betting licences in Ireland moved from Revenue to the GRAI in mid-2026. Revenue licences ran under the transitional sections of the Gambling Regulation Act 2024 until 30 June 2026, and the GRAI began issuing remote betting licences on 1 July 2026. The GRAI's FAQ states there is no gap between the two. Our matrix uses the GRAI register only.

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What changed, before and after?

Remote betting licensing, before and after · Source: GRAI news of 1 July 2026, Gambling Regulation Act 2024 ss.234 to 238, Dáil answers of 13 October 2026 · Checked 7 November 2026
Item Until 30 June 2026 From 1 July 2026
Who licenses remote betting Revenue, under transitional rules The GRAI
Where to check a licence Revenue's list of remote bookmakers The GRAI licence register
Length of a GRAI licence Not applicable 3 years, for example 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2029
Gap between the two None, according to the GRAI's FAQ

Bottom line: from 1 July 2026 the licence to look for is a GRAI one, and the GRAI register is where you check it.

How did it unfold?

  • 5 February 2026: S.I. 31/2026 took effect. An order of the same date repealed the Betting Act 1931 and the Totalisator Act 1929; existing licences lived on under transitional rules.
  • 9 February 2026: the GRAI opened applications for remote betting, remote betting intermediary and in-person betting licences.
  • 30 June 2026: the last day of Revenue remote licences, as the Minister confirmed in a Dáil answer of 13 October 2026.
  • 1 July 2026: the GRAI began issuing remote betting licences.

The Dáil answers were read in an archived copy on drugsandalcohol.ie. We have not opened the original on oireachtas.ie.

Bottom line: four dates, from the Act in February to the first GRAI licences in July.

What does it change in our material?

We use only the GRAI register as proof of a licence. The older Revenue list is not used as evidence after 1 July 2026. When Revenue withdrew its list is not confirmed.

We also did not check the exceptions in s.237(2) for applications lodged with Revenue before the relevant date. The first register snapshot is on the register log. The steps for checking an operator are on how to check a licence.

Bottom line: GRAI register only; two points are not checked and are labelled as such.

Sources

  • GRAI, Commencement of Remote Betting Licences, 1 July 2026: grai.ie.
  • Gambling Regulation Act 2024, ss.234 to 238: Irish Statute Book.
  • GRAI, Compliance and Complaints FAQ: grai.ie.
  • Dáil answers, 13 October 2026, archived copy: drugsandalcohol.ie.
  • GRAI news, 9 February 2026: grai.ie.

Bottom line: one source is a secondary copy and will be re-read at the original.

What changed

7 November 2026: note published. It is listed on the changelog, and the wider Act is on the Act overview.

Bottom line: first version, no earlier history.

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