COPF approves Gambling Regulatory Authority Bill

• CNL Reporter
• August 15, 2025
• Political
• Gambling
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The Bill to establish the Gambling Regulatory Authority has been approved by the Committee on Public Finance (COPF).

The Bill was approved at the meeting of the Committee on Public Finance held under the acting chairmanship of Member of Parliament Rauf Hakeem, the Department of Communication of Parliament said.

The Bill was discussed on several occasions in the Committee on Public Finance and it provides for the establishment of the Gambling Regulatory Authority as an independent regulatory body with a broad scope to standardize betting and gaming establishments in Sri Lanka, minimize social harm, develop the tourism sector and grow the economy, according to the statement by the Communication Department