Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 November 2016
68. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for certificates of personal fitness from remote operators and terrestrial bookmakers not ordinarily resident in the State made in the past five years in tabular form broken down by company name and year; the number of successful applicants and the number of those refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34005/16]
View answer69. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for certificates of personal fitness from remote operators and terrestrial bookmakers resident in the State made in the past seven years in tabular form broken down by company name and year; the number of successful applicants; the number of those refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34006/16]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 68 and 69 together.
I wish to advise the Deputy that the information requested by her, as held by my Department, is set out in the following tables.
The Deputy will be aware that the Betting (Amendment) Act 2015 brought remote betting operators within the licensing regime for the first time. Accordingly, details on applications from such operators are only available from 2015 to date.
In accordance with the Betting Act 1931, the Minister for Justice and Equality is responsible for issuing certificates of personal fitness (CPFs) to officers representing remote operators, in addition to issuing CPFs to terrestrial bookmakers not ordinarily resident in the State. Licences granted on foot of CPFs being issued are of two years duration following the enactment of the Betting (Amendment) Act 2015.
CPFs are independently issued to terrestrial bookmakers resident in the State by individual Superintendents of An Garda Síochána. The Minister for Justice and Equality does not have any role in relation to the assessment of applications for CPFs from such bookmakers. Accordingly, my Department does not have records of applications made by these operators.
Applications from Remote Operators 2015-2016
Applications were received from 133 individuals representing 67 companies as set out in the following table. There were no unsuccessful applications made.
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Company |
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Social Gaming Ventures |
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Betfair |
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Paddy Power |
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WHG (International) William Hill |
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Ladbrokes |
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Bonne Terre (Sky Bet) |
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Boylesports |
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Nektan |
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Rational Gaming Europe Limited |
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Triplebet |
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Hillside Sports |
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Mangas Gaming Limited |
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Annatar |
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Runlastman.com |
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888 Limited |
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Gala Coral/Coral Interactive |
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Beanbagsports |
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Luxbet European Ltd |
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Sporting Index Ltd |
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Dedsert Limited |
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Betfair |
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Virtual Fusion (Alderney) limited |
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Smarkets |
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BetFred |
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Betway Limited |
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BET-AT-HOME.COM Limited |
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Celton Manx Limited |
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BetVictor |
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SJU Limited |
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Stanjames PLC |
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Binary (Europe) Limited |
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Racebets |
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Mondagoal |
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Sportsbetting |
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bwin.party Limited |
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Cosmo Gaming Company |
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EveryMatrix Limited |
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Ayondo Markets Limited |
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Headlong Limited |
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Interwetten Gaming Limited |
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Asian BGE Limited |
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Bruce Betting |
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Tully Bookmakers |
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JA Sportsbook Limited |
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Star Racing |
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Geofrey Banks |
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Tukcorp |
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Doublerquits |
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Blue Star Planet Limited |
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32 Red |
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Starspreads Limited |
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Tradeplayer |
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EU Lotto Limited |
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Fantasy Rugger Limited |
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Danny Whitty |
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BML Group Limited |
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Racing International Agency Ltd |
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Sportsfundraisinglimited |
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Mr Green Gaming Limited |
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Poniard |
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Fay Racing |
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HSB Sportbook Limited |
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FantasyTote Limited |
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MyLotto24 Limited |
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Slango LLP |
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LMATRIX |
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Bar One Racing |
Applications for a certificate of personal fitness for out of state bookmakers for the year 2012 - 2016
Details of applications made from terrestrial bookmakers not resident in the State are set out in the following table. The Deputy should note that such applications are made in the individual's own name and that there are no companies involved in this process.
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2015 - 2016 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
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Granted certificates: 48 Refused certificates: 4 |
Granted certificates : 51 Refused certificates: Nil |
Granted certificates: 54 Refused certificates: Nil |
Granted certificates: 48 Refused certificates: Nil |
