Aspers wants to a open a facility in Ireland
A number of letters have been written over the past three years, some of which have been released under Freedom Of Information to the Sunday Times.
The Gambling Control Bill was introduced by Alan Shatter, Minister for Justice, Equality and Defense, in 2013, but has yet to be passed.
David Hickson, director of the Gaming and Leisure Association of Ireland, and managing director of the Fitzwilliam Casino And Card Club, told Newstalk Breakfast: "We're not licensed, and that's part of the problem, but the other part of the problem is that the entire gambling industry at the moment is made up of licensed, unlicensed, or improperly licensed."
"But none of them are actually regulated, there's no body with oversight over any aspect of the gambling industry. If you look at the register of private members card clubs in Ireland there's about 40 clubs around the country - what the bill proposes and sets out is that there would be 40 casino licenses. So what they're saying is we want a geographical spread, but we don't want to increase the number of casinos currently available in Ireland," he said.
He is calling on Tánaiste and Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald to publish the draft bill published.
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