CCPC conducts searches of businesses in the betting sector
May 15, 2025
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has carried out searches of businesses active in the betting industry.
The searches form part of an on-going criminal investigation into potential breaches of competition law. Authorised Officers from the CCPC were supported by colleagues from An Garda Síochána’s National Economic Crime Bureau and District Detective Units.
The CCPC has the power to carry out unannounced searches of business premises and private homes with a search warrant issued by the District Court. The CCPC will search for information and evidence where they have reason to believe that companies or individuals are not compliant with competition or consumer protection law. These searches are commonly referred to as “dawn raids”.
The CCPC is urging businesses and individuals who have evidence or information that may help this investigation to come forward. The CCPC offers a confidential information sharing website for whistleblowers at https://report.whistleb.com/en-GB/ccpc.
The CCPC also operates a Cartel Immunity Programme, in conjunction with the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and an Administrative Leniency programme. Individuals may avoid criminal prosecution and get immunity from, or reductions in, fines if they reveal their involvement in illegal activity and fully cooperate with a CCPC investigation. Information can be shared in confidence with the cartels team by calling our Immunity and Leniency phoneline on 087 763 1378 or by emailing cartels@ccpc.ie.
The CCPC is the statutory body responsible for the enforcement of competition law in Ireland. Competition law prohibits anti-competitive agreements between two or more independent businesses, such as agreements to fix prices, share markets, or restrict output. Competition law also forbids firms which hold a dominant position from engaging in abusive practices, such as predatory pricing or refusal to supply. Part of the CCPC’s wide remit is to enforce Irish and EU competition law by investigating suspected breaches of these prohibitions.
As this investigation is ongoing, the CCPC cannot provide any further comment at this time.
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