Full coverage: Gambling

By law, the proceeds of the National Lottery must be spent on good causes, but budgetary procedures have drowned this funding stream into wider government spending and made it difficult to track to individual grants – until Benefacts compiled it all into a database.

Aaron Rogan's book on Paddy Power details the rise of the company and why their expansion is just beginning. But in this podcast with Dion Fanning, they discuss why regulation may not be the only cloud on the horizon for betting companies.

The decision in the UK to ban betting companies from sponsoring Premier League teams is another reminder that Ireland is still waiting for a regulator with teeth.

Seventeen months ago, Dermot Smurfit’s gambling software business GAN was up for sale. When he could not get the price he believed it was worth, he doubled down and, following a string of corporate moves, listed the company on the Nasdaq in New York.

Gary McGann believes people need to see evidence of improvement if they are to regain trust in the establishment. In this candid interview, the business leader talks about politics, housing, betting and the highs and lows of his life in business.