S.I. No. 38/2026 - Gambling (Licensing of Gambling Activities) Regulations 2026

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Gambling (Licensing of Gambling Activities) Regulations 2026.

2. In these Regulations “Act” means the

Gambling Regulation Act 2024

(No. 35 of 2024).

3. The period of 3 years from the date the licence is issued is prescribed as the period during which a Business to Consumer gambling licence shall remain in force in accordance with section 108(1) of the Act.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland,

9 February, 2026.

PAUL QUINN,

Chairperson

ANNE MARIE CAULFIELD

Chief Executive

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations prescribe the period during which Business to Consumer gambling licences shall remain in force.

These Regulations may be cited as the Gambling (Licensing of Gambling Activities) Regulations 2026.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

13

th February,

2026.

Údarás Rialála Cearrbhachais na hÉireann (The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland), in exercise of the powers conferred on it by

sections 9

and

108

of the

Gambling Regulation Act 2024

(No. 35 of 2024), hereby makes the following regulations