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Where does gaming end and gambling begin?

With the release of Grand Theft Auto VI and other videos games ahead of the Christmas season. The...

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06.50 19 Oct 2026


Where does gaming end and gambling begin?


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06.50 19 Oct 2026


With the release of Grand Theft Auto VI and other videos games ahead of the Christmas season. The Drug and Alcohol Task Forces are asking parents to look beyond the hype and consider an increasingly important question: where does gaming end and gambling begin? 

Anton discusses this further with Tony O’Reilly, Gambling Initiative spokesperson for the Drug & Alcohol Task Force, and former postman who was jailed for 3 years for stealing €1.75 million from An Post to fund a severe online gambling addiction. 


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