UK Gambling Commission charges 15 with betting offences

[ritae]

The Gambling Commission has today charged 15 people with betting offences related to last year's general election. They include Craig Williams, who was previously the Conservative MP for Montgomeryshire and Rishi Sunak's aide, and ex-police officer Jeremy Hunt.

They are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates Court at 10am on Friday 13 June 2025.

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[Webzcas]

News that has literally come in concerns betting offences that occurred concerning the timing of last year's UK General Election, with the BBC reporting that 15 people including the former Conservative Member of Parliament Craig Williams, being charged with betting offences by the Gambling Commission,

According to a spokesperson for the UKGC, an investigation was undertaken after several bets were placed on the timing of last year's vote, which saw the Sunak led Conservative government defeated by Keir Starmer's Labour Party.

The BBC go on to report that:

The commission said the investigation focused on individuals "suspected of using confidential information - specifically advance knowledge of the proposed election date - to gain an unfair advantage in betting markets"

Those charged to include Williams will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court on 13 June.

 

[Webzcas]

You beat me to it by a minute!

 

[SYPlayer95]

You beat me to it by a minute!

Could have been given advanced knowledge of the proposed time of posting, like the accused!

 

[conker]

15 people, that is quite a few tangled up in this. I imagine many more are involved that they couldn't pin anything on.

 

[dunover]

Thing is, the speculation was rife in the 7 days before the announcement that it would be May 5 or whenever it was, the cat was out of the bag before the official news. So I am guessing these bets were made before the rumours appeared on TV news?

 

[Webzcas]

I bet no one guessed though that Rishi would make the announcement outside No 10 in the pouring rain though!?

 

[justdoit]

 

[09237653]

Oh not THAT Jeremy hunt then.

 

[SlamRoyale]

Wait, so people still bet using their own names or companies or families in the UK, the 1st/2nd most surveilled country?

 

[snorky510238]

Again, it will only be the tip of the iceberg. The vast majority of fraud and underhandedness goes undetected. You only have to look at online Casinos and Providers. THAT’S WHERE THEIR FOCUS SHOULD BE AIMED! Not at some bleeding politicians who probably didn’t make much out of it.

 

[johnnymcc1966]

Again, it will only be the tip of the iceberg. The vast majority of fraud and underhandedness goes undetected. You only have to look at online Casinos and Providers. THAT’S WHERE THEIR FOCUS SHOULD BE AIMED! Not at some bleeding politicians who probably didn’t make much out of it.

Those Politicians are already rich and did likely make a few quid from it. They should be thrown in jail and the key misplaced,if found guilty. (Or even if not!.)