All members of the Gaming and Leisure Association of Ireland, regardless of the way in which they provide their services, abide by the following core principles:
- All customers must be over 18
- All customers must produce proof of age
- All staff must ensure age verification is properly undertaken
- Any customer found to be underage must be immediately denied further access to members’ services
- All staff must be properly trained to implement responsible gambling
- All staff must be properly trained to identify problem gambling
- All members must treat their customers fairly
- Self-exclusion policies must be made available to all customers; an up-to-date of self-excluded customers must be made available to staff
- Responsible gambling and self-help information must be made available at all times and to all customers
- Rules must be made clear to customers at all times
- No credit should be extended to customers
- Where relevant, no alcohol should be sold to customers
- All members must undertake all due diligence requirements as set down in the 3rd EU Money Laundering Directive
- All members must appoint a Money Laundering Reporting Officer
- All members must appoint a GLAI Code of Practice Compliance Officer
- All staff should be trained to monitor and report any unusual or suspicious transactions
- All members must be able to track and record all financial transactions undertaken by its customers
- All members must ensure that personal data of customers and staff is secure and is used incompliance with data protection rules
- A complaints process for customers must be made available
- Advertising of services must comply with the relevant laws and must not be directed at people under the age of 18
- All members must comply with health and safety requirements applicable to them
- All members must be tax compliant and fully audited on an annual basis
- All members must have an appropriate and visible management team in place
- All members must be equal opportunities employers
To download a copy of the GLAI Code of Practice, click here.(PDF document).
To download a copy of the Implementation Guidelines for the GLAI Code of Practice, click here. (PDF document).

