Irish gambling tools and checklists

Licence-claim checklist

Before trusting a gambling licence claim, check:

1. The exact operator name, not just the website brand.
2. The jurisdiction the claim refers to: Ireland, UK, Malta, Gibraltar, or another market.
3. The date the page was last verified.
4. Whether the claim links to a regulator or public register, not only to marketing copy.
5. Whether the page clearly separates information from promotion.

Source-quality checklist

For Irish gambling rules, prefer this order:

1. Irish Statute Book and statutory instruments.
2. GRAI pages, guidance, registers, and public notices.
3. ASAI advertising-code material.
4. Citizens Information or Department of Justice explainers.
5. Legal commentary that links back to primary sources.

Taking-a-break checklist

If gambling is starting to feel hard to control, useful first actions are:

1. Call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 936 725.
2. Set bank-level gambling blocks where your bank supports them.
3. Use operator-level self-exclusion on accounts you already have.
4. Install device-level blocking software if online access is the problem.
5. Tell one trusted person what you are doing so you are not handling it alone.

More detail is on the Responsible Gambling page.