Questions on licences, safety and payments in betting apps

Find the licensee name and licence number in the app or on the operator's site. Open the GRAI register, search for the licensee and match the number, licence type and dates. If you find no entry, do not deposit. The register is at grai.ie and updates at irregular times.

No. Licences issued by Revenue for remote betting ran only until 30 June 2026, and GRAI licences started on 1 July 2026. After that date, the GRAI register is the place to check. The Revenue list is not proof of a current licence.

No, ownership and licence are separate facts. The register shows the licensee, its licence number and its dates, and the licensee can be a company registered outside Ireland. We state an owner only with a primary source, so the claim stays Not checked for now.

Only if the operator holds a GRAI licence. Providing betting in Ireland without one is an offence (s.67(1)). A licence from another country does not replace it. Search the GRAI register for the licensee and match the number before you register.

We do not call any app safe. We check licence, listing and developer name on a date. A fake can copy a name, so match the developer on the store listing to the licensee on the GRAI register. An advert or message that links to a file outside the store is a red flag.

No. A file from outside Google Play skips the store listing, and you cannot match it to a developer and update date. This site links to no APK files. Use Google Play, then check the developer against the licensee on the GRAI register.

Advert complaints go to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) at present. GRAI will take complaints about licensees' adverts once its powers are in force. Report a fake app to the store where you found it, and tell the operator it copies.

No. Credit cards, and e-methods funded from credit cards, are banned for gambling in Ireland (s.165, in force since 5 February 2026). Debit cards and some wallets are documented by operators; we have not read those pages yet, so each operator is Not checked.

The claim is unverified. The GRAI protection tools page names AIB, Bank of Ireland, EBS, PTSB and Revolut among banks with gambling blocks. Whether a block is on by default is Not checked. The claim-check page will give a dated verdict.

A licensee must give players a way to set a money limit (s.164). Where the setting sits differs by app. The step page and the planner help you choose a limit, and the planner does not recommend an amount.

Not yet. The National Gambling Exclusion Register (ss.44–49) was planned and not in force on 21 October 2026. For now, self-exclusion is set with each operator, and banks, BetBlocker and GamBan offer blocks. Our controls snapshot will show which operators document it, with the path in the app.

The Gambling Awareness Trust helpline is 1800 936 725, free and open 24/7 (gamblingcare.ie). The GRAI list also names Extern Problem Gambling on 089 241 5401, Gamblers Anonymous Ireland on 01 872 1133 and Samaritans on 116 123.