View image in fullscreen Analysis Election betting scandal revealed the niche market of political gambling in UK Rob Davies Though the betting often interests few outside Westminster, leaders must be clear on where opportunity for impropriety really lies Until the past few weeks, online casinos and bookmakers have made handy villains for an under-pressure government.
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Why is Account Verification for Casino Withdrawals Important? Players at online casinos can get frustrated when they have to wait a while for their winnings. Indeed, there is little more annoying than an online casino that seems to be dragging its heels in this area. An issue that can often result in delays for casino
View image in fullscreen Cosy ties and £400,000 in political donations: why Labour has a gambling problem Labour talked tough on regulation in its manifesto, but questions have been raised about how it will proceed with legislation if it comes into office In February 2020, with the race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader
View image in fullscreen Sunak continues his fighting talk. At this stage it’s more of a surrender message Prime minister’s campaign has become the only spectacle less appealing than England at the Euros “I will never stop fighting for this country,” ran Rishi Sunak’s morning message to a nation that, if the polls are to
The number of Metropolitan police officers under investigation over bets on the timing of the general election has risen to at least seven, the force has said. On Tuesday the Met said six officers were being investigated – of whom one was the close protection officer who was arrested. The other five, who were not
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View image in fullscreen Tory business minister bet on Conservatives winning election Kevin Hollinrake says he placed bet some months ago and some ‘may think that’s foolhardy’ but it’s ‘nobody’s business’ UK election live – latest updates A minister has said he bet on the Conservatives winning the election, but said gambling on the result
View image in fullscreen UK public support ban on gambling ads at sports events, says charity GambleAware says government has ‘overlooked’ the problem and calls for pre-watershed advertising ban The UK’s leading gambling charity has called on the next government to ban betting advertising at sports events and on pre-watershed television, citing research that indicates
At the start of the election, the Tories said Rishi Sunak wanted to debate Keir Starmer every week for all six weeks. It was a daft proposal that was never going to be accepted, and at time it felt like a clumsy ploy to make Starmer looked scared when he said no. After tonight, you
View image in fullscreen Met police to take bigger role in investigating election betting scandal A number of political figures have been accused of placing suspicious bets in the lead-up to the election The Metropolitan police are to take an expanded role in investigating the criminal allegations triggered by the Westminster betting scandal, which is
View image in fullscreen Letters Election canvassing has left me bristling Leaflets and letterboxes | Pandemic waste | Six PMs for my granddaughter | No 10 betting shop | Drinking and the Paris Métro | Walter Tull After many hours volunteering to canvass and deliver leaflets during the election campaign, I can wholeheartedly consign bristle
Keir Starmer said his response to the Gambling Commission investigating Labour candidate Kevin Craig demonstrated his assertive style of leadership. He told broadcasters on Wednesday: I made very clear that if any of my candidates were being investigated in relation to the Gambling Commission, I’d remove them straight away, which is what I’ve done. That’s
Early Origins Like most other casino games, the history of blackjack is quite long. A few centuries long, in fact. The game we know as blackjack today has changed quite a lot from the original version. In other words, the very first version of blackjack was somewhat different to the modern one. However, it had
View image in fullscreen Election betting: Fifth Tory investigated in growing scandal Exclusive: Welsh politician Russell George told by Gambling Commission he is part of inquiry as Tories drop Craig Williams and Laura Saunders A Conservative politician has become the fifth party figure to be investigated by the gambling watchdog for allegedly placing a suspicious
At the weekend Pat McFadden, Labour’s national campaign coordinator, wrote a letter to the Gambling Commission asking it to name people under investigating in relation to the election date betting allegations. He said it was in the public interest for the names to be released. Andrew Rhodes, chief executive of the commission, has replied to
View image in fullscreen Senior Tories call for ban on political bets by MPs after election scandal Iain Duncan Smith and Tobias Ellwood make case for new rules as questions raised over £500 wager Senior Conservatives and campaigners are calling for a ban on political bets by MPs, as the Gambling Commission was urged to
View image in fullscreen The Guardian view on the Tories’ gambling problem: the betting is for a wipeout Editorial If there were any doubts in voters’ minds about Rishi Sunak’s lack of leadership they have been wiped away by this sorry episode Two weeks ago the Guardian revealed that Craig Williams, the prime minister’s parliamentary
View image in fullscreen Letters All cabbage whites great and small – oh lord, gardeners hate them all Killer caterpillars | All mouth and trousers? | Where’s Willy in Mexico? | Baptism of fiery aunts | A Tory wipeout? Wanna bet? In the interests of accuracy, I can confirm that we gardeners don’t differentiate between
View image in fullscreen Tories launch internal inquiry into election date betting Rishi Sunak says his party will ‘act on any relevant findings or information’ as he denies placing any bets himself UK election live – latest updates The Conservatives have launched their own inquiry into whether politicians or officials gambled on the timing of
View image in fullscreen BBC Radio 4 scraps daily horse-racing tips from Today programme Racing Post describes shake-up as ‘significant blow’ to profile of sport as it struggles to stay relevant BBC Radio 4’s Today programme is axing its daily horse-racing tips, which will now be offered only for the biggest days in the racing