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156. Obligation to notify Authority of suspicious gambling patterns

(1) Where a licensee to whom this Chapter applies becomes aware of a gambling pattern (in this section referred to as a "suspicious gambling pattern") that suggests there is an attempt to influence the outcome of a relevant gambling activity, the licensee shall -

(a) cease accepting relevant payments in relation to the relevant gambling activity concerned,

(b) issue a note in writing to each person who attempts to make a relevant payment after such cessation stating that the payment has been refused,

(c) keep a copy of each note issued under paragraph (b),

(d) notify the Authority as soon as practicable about the suspicious gambling pattern and confirm that it ceased accepting relevant payments in relation to the relevant gambling activity concerned,

(e) inform a Chief Superintendent of the Garda Síochána for the division where the gambling activity concerned took place, or in the case of an activity by remote means, the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau, as soon as practicable of the suspicious gambling pattern, and