Casinos in Ireland are few and far between and technically they don’t even exist. The dozen or so that operate here, do so only through a loophole. Under the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956 it is illegal for someone to play roulette, poker, or another game of chance in a public place, but by clubs operating on a members-only basis, gambling is not happening in public and so clubs can circumvent the legislation. One of these Irish private members clubs has been in a lengthy dispute with Revenue over whether it is liable to pay Vat on “surpluses”, or gross…

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