Labour urges Gambling Commission to investigate firms linked to Reform UK donors
The UK Labour Party has requested that the Gambling Commission investigate two firms linked to Reform UK donors. The inquiry focuses on allegations that the companies operated without the necessary gambling licenses.
Why it matters
The investigation highlights potential regulatory breaches involving political donors, raising questions about transparency and legal compliance in political funding.
Phillipson’s letter comes after the Sunday Times reported that both firms were unlicensed. Photograph: James Manning/PA Phillipson’s letter comes after the Sunday Times reported that both firms were unlicensed. Photograph: James Manning/PA Reform UK Labour urges Gambling Commission to investigate firms linked to Reform UK donors Bridget Phillipson writes to watchdog asking it to look into claims Tether.bet and Fispay operated without a licence
Prefer the Guardian on Google The Gambling Commission has been urged to investigate claims that companies linked to Reform UK donors and allies of Nigel Farage have been operating without a licence.
The Labour party’s chair, Bridget Phillipson , has written to the watchdog asking it to look into Tether.bet, a Montenegro-based gambling company, and Fispay, a UK company owned by Reform’s data protection officer, Mowbray Jackson.
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