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Paddy Power

Gambling

Addiction has become a ‘toxic’ issue for gambling industry, says Paddy Power

The public face of the bookmaking giant went on to say that reputational problems had made being in the industry less ‘fun’
  • Aaron Rogan
  • May 28, 2022

Proposed crackdown on gambling industry does not go far enough, former Paddy Power chiefs say

Fintan Drury said introducing a gambling legislator would not solve addiction issues unless proposed new rules were enshrined in legislation
  • Donal MacNamee
  • May 13, 2022

Double-digit executive pay boost ruffles feathers at Flutter’s agm

Almost a third of shareholders voted against a motion to raise pay for senior figures after disappointing full-year results and a share price tumble
  • Peter O'Dwyer
  • May 1, 2022

New gambling law won’t require bookies to check customers are betting within their means

Affordability checks on customers who lose more than a certain sum each month are being considered in Britain but will not be part of the Irish legislation, says Fianna Fáil minister James Browne
  • Aaron Rogan
  • March 27, 2022

Gambling.com buys BonusFinder in deal worth up to €60m

Irish company set to grow in US and Canada following changes in laws governing online sports betting
  • Aaron Rogan
  • February 6, 2022

Paddy Power to remove ‘risk-free’ betting from ads

The move follows a complaint in Britain after an ad campaign in the Sun newspaper and anticipates tighter rules on sector in Ireland
  • Aaron Rogan
  • December 5, 2021

Flutter’s planned self-regulation to cost company €100m

New initiatives are set to lower revenues from online gambling in Britain and Ireland by 6 per cent to £1.952 billion
  • Peter O'Dwyerand
  • Aaron Rogan
  • November 14, 2021

Company watch: Flutter’s US gamble pays off as it flits towards a bright future

As more and more US states legalise online sports betting, the Irish gambling company looks set for a winning streak
  • Peter O'Dwyer
  • November 7, 2021

Punters: How an Irish bookmaker stopped at nothing to become a global player

Aaron Rogan’s illuminating account of the rise of Paddy Power reveals how it ruthlessly utilised technology to target gambling addicts
  • John Walshe
  • October 17, 2021

Paddy Power repaid €1.75m stolen by ‘Tony 10’ to An Post

Postman Tony O’Reilly took the money from his employers over a 14-month period to feed his gambling addiction, landing himself a four-year prison sentence
  • Peter O'Dwyer
  • October 10, 2021

Odds on: The inside story of how your money helped Paddy Power become one of the biggest bookies in the world

For decades, Paddy Power used laddish ad campaigns and a ‘punter’s pal’ persona to win the hearts and wallets of the betting market. But all the while, it was investing massive sums in technology and expertise to zero in on the recurring habits of its customers. Now, as it prepares to cash in on the US market, a new book lifts the lid on the gambling behemoth’s unparalleled success story
  • Aaron Rogan
  • October 9, 2021

Newest bookie on the track embraces old-school betting

AK Bets aims to appeal to a ‘small but valuable’ group of gamblers who want to make bets that online companies may not allow
  • Aaron Rogan
  • October 3, 2021

Elaine Byrne: We are now paying the price for our lack of urgency on gambling controls

The comments by President Higgins on the proliferation of sports betting ads and the huge damage inflicted on families by gambling deserve our close attention
  • Elaine Byrne
  • July 18, 2021

Company Watch: Odds are good for another round in Flutter’s fight with Fox

The dispute between the US betting behemoth and Rupert Murdoch’s corporation about the share price looks set to drag on
  • Peter O'Dwyer
  • July 18, 2021

Editorial: Self-regulation of gambling industry makes Ireland an outlier

During this heady summer of sport, the value that big bookmakers see in reaching the living-rooms of Irish homes has never been more obvious
  • Business Post
  • July 11, 2021

Former McKinsey consultant argues that humans are instinctively good in new book

Éamonn Toland writes that scientific evidence suggests humanity’s ‘default position is to be kind’
  • Aaron Rogan
  • June 14, 2021

Judge censures Paddy Power for encouraging punter with ‘unsustainable’ gambling habit

London High Court justice’s comments come after case taken by business associate of gambling addict who lost hundreds of thousands of pounds
  • Aaron Rogan
  • June 6, 2021

‘Wild man’ gambling addict given cash and tickets by Paddy Power

A High Court case in London has revealed how the Dublin company shared profits with an “introducer” who attracted the man to the bookmaker, gave the gambler a £20,000 signing-on bonus and did not run any responsible gambling checks.
  • Aaron Rogan
  • May 2, 2021

Editorial: Self-regulation has failed to bring the bookmakers to heel

As fresh revelations come to light about Paddy Power’s business practices, it’s time for the lax existing laws to be tightened up
  • Business Post
  • May 2, 2021

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