The Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following section for section 2:

"2.

(1)

(a) A person (other than a licensed bookmaker) who, other than by remote means, carries on business, or acts, as a bookmaker shall be guilty of an offence.

(b) Subject to subsection (6) of section 7 (inserted by section 13 of the Betting (Amendment) Act 2015), a person (other than a licensed remote bookmaker) who carries on business, or acts, as a remote bookmaker from a place in the State shall be guilty of an offence.

(c) A person (other than a licensed remote betting intermediary) who carries on business, or acts, as a remote betting intermediary from a place in the State shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) A person (other than a licensed remote bookmaker) who carries on the business of, or acts as, a remote bookmaker from a place outside the State shall not communicate or attempt to communicate with a person in the State by remote means for the purpose of the making of a bet or bets with the first-mentioned person.

(3) A person (other than a licensed remote betting intermediary) who carries on the business of, or acts as, a remote betting intermediary from a place outside the State shall not communicate or attempt to communicate with a person in the State by remote means for the purpose of the making of a bet or bets by the second-mentioned person with any person (other than the first-mentioned person).