Landmark new gambling laws due to come before Cabinet on Tuesday will see free bets banned while a new gambling regulator will be in place by early next year.
To discuss Ciara spoke to  Professor Colin O’Gara Addiction Psychiatrist At St John Of Gods Hospital & Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCD.

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