Irish law states very clearly that gambling debts cannot be enforced. The rule applies not just to gamblers seeking payment, but also to casinos, bookies and online gambling services seeking to collect debts.
This was reinforced in a judgment at the Circuit Civil Court on Monday in which a casino was not compelled to pay some 11,000 to a man who won while playing on an electronic roulette machine.
While the exemption of gambling arrangements from normal contract law is set out in the 1956 Gaming and Lotteries Act…
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