GRAI Interoperable Exclusion Register Ireland

Last updated: November 2026

Ireland is building a national interoperable gambling exclusion register under the Gambling Regulation Act 2024. When live, one registration will exclude you from every GRAI-licensed betting site and shop in the country simultaneously — online and retail.

Current status (November 2026)

GRAI is established and issuing remote betting licences since 1 July 2026. The interoperable exclusion register is in development but is not yet live as a single national system. This is a significant piece of infrastructure that requires all licensed operators to connect to a central database — it takes time to build correctly.

Until it launches, the options available to Irish players are:

• Self-exclude from each operator individually — every GRAI-licensed site must offer this under their responsible gambling tools
• Contact GamblingCare.ie at 1800 753 753 — they can help coordinate exclusions and provide support
• Use your bank's gambling block — Bank of Ireland, AIB and others offer opt-in gambling transaction blocks

What the interoperable register will do

Once live, the GRAI exclusion register will:

• Allow you to self-exclude from all GRAI-licensed operators with a single registration
• Cover online betting, online casino (once casino licences issue), and retail betting shops
• Include a mandatory minimum exclusion period (expected to be at least one year)
• Prevent operators from knowingly allowing a registered person to bet
• Include a cooling-off period before an exclusion can be lifted

How to self-exclude right now (operator by operator)

Every GRAI-licensed bookmaker must offer self-exclusion as a player protection tool. The process varies slightly per site but generally:

1. Log into your account
2. Go to Account Settings → Responsible Gambling (or similar)
3. Select Self-Exclusion
4. Choose your exclusion period (minimum 6 months at most sites)
5. Confirm — the exclusion takes effect immediately and cannot be reversed during the period

You will need to repeat this at each site where you hold an account.

Your bank's gambling block: an immediate option

While the national register is in development, your bank offers a faster blanket solution:

• Bank of Ireland — opt-in gambling block available in the BOI app under Controls
• AIB — contact customer service to enable a gambling restriction
• Revolut — Settings → Security → Gambling block
• N26 — card limits available in the app

Bank blocks prevent gambling transactions at the payment level — they work even at unlicensed sites. See our Bank of Ireland gambling block guide for full instructions.

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