The GRAI Compliance Directorate has hosted a webinar aimed at operators, providing a structured briefing on Ireland's emerging gambling regulatory framework and the digital infrastructure supporting it.
What the Webinar Covered
The session delivered an overview of the Compliance Directorate itself, an update on licensing progress, and a review of operator obligations, commencements, and applicable regulations. The team also demonstrated the new Regulatory Submissions section of the GRAI Portal – a dedicated channel through which licensees will be able to submit information, notify the GRAI of Suspicious Gambling Transactions, and file various reports when requested.
The full webinar recording and slide deck are available for operators who missed the live session:
The Compliance Directorate is encouraging all operators to join its compliance mailing list.
Broader Regulatory Context
Slide deck.pdf)
Join the Compliance Mailing List Now
The Compliance Directorate is actively encouraging operators to subscribe to its compliance mailing list — this is the primary channel through which future webinar invitations, regulatory updates, and submission deadlines will be distributed. Operators who delay joining risk missing time-sensitive compliance communications ahead of licensing obligations activating.
The webinar arrives as GRAI expands its international footprint – having recently welcomed GREF to Dublin and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Alderney Gambling Control Commission. Operators entering the Irish market should treat the portal demonstration as a practical onboarding signal: understanding the Regulatory Submissions workflow now will be essential before licensing obligations formally activate.
Understanding the Regulatory Submissions workflow before licensing obligations formally activate is not optional preparation — it is the baseline expectation GRAI is signalling to incoming operators.
The article confirms the portal will handle Suspicious Gambling Transaction notifications and various reports when requested by the regulator. The full scope of mandatory report types has not been disclosed yet, so operators should monitor the compliance mailing list for further guidance as licensing obligations are formalised.
The article does not disclose the specific terms of the MOU or whether it creates any reciprocal licensing pathways. Operators holding Alderney licences and considering Irish market entry should seek direct clarification from GRAI on whether existing credentials influence the Irish licensing process.
The source does not specify a formal deadline for portal onboarding. However, GRAI's framing of the webinar as a practical onboarding signal suggests operators should treat portal familiarisation as an immediate priority rather than waiting for a mandated cutoff date.
According to GRAI.
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