The Office of the Regulator of the National Lottery (ORNL) provides independent oversight of the operation and licensing of the National Lottery. The ORNL monitors and enforces the Operator’s compliance with the terms and conditions of the Licence, to ensure that all games and draws are run fairly and transparently, with important protections for participants, before optimising returns for Good Causes in Ireland.

P.10 Strategic Goal 2: Player Protection - The interests of participants are protected

• Check and approve games’, and Operator initiatives’, compliance with the Licence.
• Monitor accuracy of player communications and advertising.
• Benchmark the Operator’s controls against best practice in protecting minors and preventing problem gambling.
• Monitor prize claims process and Operator measures to alert winners of unclaimed prizes.

P.11 Strategic Goal 3: Long-term Sustainability

It is increasingly important that the general public is aware of how closely and rigorously the National Lottery is regulated. There has been extraordinary growth in online gambling in Ireland over the past ten to fifteen years. As the State moves to regulate this industry for the first time, with the forthcoming establishment of the Gambling Regulatory Authority in 2025, it is vital that National Lottery players and the general public are assured that the National Lottery has been strictly regulated for over a decade. In this strategy period, therefore, the Regulator will enhance communications with stakeholders and increase the visibility of the work of her Office through appropriate opportunities for engagement. The Regulator will also work towards ensuring that, as more players move towards playing the National Lottery online, local retailers continue to be supported in their pivotal role in the National Lottery’s future.