Although it supported greater gambling regulation, the Dublin Pool and Duke Box Company worried that if the Government carried through on its plans to ban ATMs in gambling establishments, “money-lenders or loan sharks would target [their customers]” leaving Dr Quirkey’s or the Carlton Casino to get cash. “If ATMs are removed from our premises, we cannot guarantee the safety of our clients who may leave our secure premises to access an ATM on O’Connell Street,” it wrote in a submission to the Department of Justice. The company was one of over 100 organisations which lobbied various government departments in the…

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