Ireland National Lottery wants to ban betting on lottery games

Lottery reportedly losing nearly €300 million to bookmakers and betting apps in one year

By Kate Northrop

The Ireland National Lottery is imploring the government to ban the act of betting on its lottery games, either through bookmakers or betting apps, after it was revealed that they may potentially be losing hundreds of millions in would-be revenue.

A report found that the Irish National Lottery may be losing out on a significant amount of revenue to bookmakers and mobile apps that enable individuals to bet on its games without directly interacting with them.

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