Business to Consumer Licenses (B2C)

Under the Gambling Regulation Act 2024, where a person or company is providing gambling activities within Ireland, they will need a Business to Consumer (B2C) Licence. The types of B2C licences which will be available are:

Betting Licences

 The types of betting licences which will initially be available under the GRAI are:

In-Person Betting Licence

  • This licence type authorises a licensee to provide betting activities from one or more premises in Ireland where a person attends at the premises to engage in betting.  Pool betting is also permitted under this licence type.

Remote Betting Licence

  • This licence type authorises a licensee to provide betting activities by remote means.  Pool betting is also permitted under this licence type.

Remote Betting Intermediary Licence

  • This licence type authorises a licensee to provide a facility that enables a person to engage in betting activities with another person (other than the licensee) via remote means.

    Prediction Markets

    The Gambling Regulation Act 2024 (the Act) regulates the provision of gambling activities, including those provided by remote means, in Ireland. This includes remote betting intermediaries which are defined in section 2(1) of the Act as:

    “a person (in this definition referred to as an “intermediary”) who, in the course of business, provides a facility that enables another person to engage in betting with a person, other than the intermediary, by remote means”.

    Remote betting intermediaries are required to hold a licence under the Act.

    The provision of a betting activity (which includes acting, or offering to act, as a remote betting intermediary) without a licence issued by the GRAI is a serious offence.

    The GRAI is of the view that prediction markets that provide betting activities fall within the definition of remote betting intermediary under Irish law. Accordingly, such prediction market operators wishing to offer their services to persons in Ireland are required to obtain the appropriate licence under the Act before making those services available in the State.

    Prediction market operators that require a betting licence but do not hold one should take appropriate steps to prevent access to their platforms by consumers in Ireland. Failure to do so may result in enforcement action

Please note that a combination of an in-person and remote betting licence will become available in the future.  However, due to the transition from the existing licensing regime, these must be completed individually at this point in time.

Gaming Licences

 The types of gaming licences which will initially be available under the GRAI are: 

In-Person Gaming Licence

  • This licence type authorises a licensee to provide relevant games from one or more premises in Ireland where a person attends at the premises to play the games.

Remote Gaming Licence

  • This licence type authorises a licensee to provide relevant games by remote means.

Relevant games: The Authority shall prescribe, for the purposes of gaming, a list of the games that may be provided by a licensee. This information will be shared with potential licensees as soon as possible.

Lottery Licences

 The types of lottery licences which will initially be available under the GRAI are:

In-Person Lottery Licence

  • This licence type authorises a licensee to provide a relevant lottery from one or more premises in Ireland where a person attends at the premises to participate in the lottery.

Remote Lottery Licence

  • This licence type authorises a licensee to provide relevant lottery by remote means.

Relevant Lottery: The Authority shall, for the purposes of issuing lottery licences, prescribe the lottery products and activities that may be provided by a licensee. This information will be shared with potential licensees as soon as possible.