Gambling Ireland Statistics

• The largest gambling city in Ireland is Dublin with 18 gambling facilities, 35 tables games, 823 gaming, slot, and video poker machines. The largest casino in the entire country of Ireland is Emerald Casino - Clondalkin Q's which is located in Dublin. Emerald Casino - Clondalkin Q's has 8 table games, 20 poker tables, 200 gaming and video poker.
• Behavioural addiction which involves a chronic obsession with a particular activity such as gambling, sex or gaming is the most serious problem in Ireland today, Hawkins believes.

1. Northern Ireland Gambling Statistics
2. Gambling Ireland Statistics 2019
3. Gambling Ireland Statistics 2020

The laws were introduced to regulate slot machines, betting shops and racecourse betting. The 1956 act has been the main reference point for all gambling in Ireland until the emergence of online gaming, which needed new regulations to monitor all gambling transactions in the country. Other Statistics. Some other interesting stats in the report were how much more males are playing than females. Mobile phones seem to be the most common gaming device.

National Advisory Committee on Drugs and Alcohol, Northern Ireland. Department of Health. (2016) Prevalence of drug use and gambling in Ireland & drug use in Northern Ireland. Bulletin 1. Dublin: National Advisory Committee on Drugs and Alcohol.

This Bulletin presents the key findings from the fourth drug prevalence survey of households in Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Within Ireland the survey sampled a representative number of people aged 15+ from August 2014 to August 2015. Within Northern Ireland a representative sample of persons aged 15-64 years was selected. The survey was carried out according to standards set by the EMCDDA.

Data relating to drug prevalence on a lifetime (ever used), last year (recent) and last month (current) basis for Ireland, Northern Ireland and the island of Ireland are presented in this bulletin. Statistically significant changes in prevalence rates between 2002/03, 2006/07, 2010/11 and 2014/15 are presented in the tables and comparisons between 2010/11 and 2014/15 are discussed in each section.

Northern Ireland Gambling Statistics

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Land-based gambling

• Land-based gambling (other than casino gaming) in Ireland was valued at €1.7 billion Gross Gaming Revenue (total amount gambled net of winnings paid out) in 2007. Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) is the equivalent of Gross Profit in other business sectors.
• Land based casino gaming constitutes approx. 1.5% of the entire gambling industry in Ireland, generating a GGR of approx. 26 million Euro in 2007.
• The sector currently directly employs approximately 500 people.

Profile of Gambling Industry in Ireland

Casino Land-based gaming- looking forward:

In a properly regulated environment one could expect:

• Casino gaming could grow from 1.5% to approximately 9% of the gambling industry to achieve €157m GGR per annum. This could increase to €280m per annum by the year 2020.
• Employment to reach 2,000 growing to 3,600 in 2020.
• Exchequer revenues in the region €28m growing to €50m by the year 2020.

Casino Gaming GGR as % of GDP, 2007

Online Gambling

Gambling Ireland Statistics 2019

The current legal and regulatory uncertainty prevents larger international operators from committing to setting up operations in Ireland. However, in a properly regulated environment, one could expect:

Gambling Ireland Statistics 2020

• The value of the global market is currently estimated at €44 Billion, growing to €150 Billion by 2020. By capturing 5% of this market, Ireland’s share could be worth €2.2 Billion, growing to €7.5 Billion by 2020.
• Employment in Ireland has the potential to grow from 5000 jobs to 10,000 jobs by 2020.
• Exchequer revenues in the region of €92m growing to €229m by 2020.