Labour urges Gambling Commission to investigate firms linked to Reform UK donors
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Key context: <p>Bridget Phillipson writes to watchdog asking it to look into claims Tether.bet and Fispay operated without a licence</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Whether Tether.bet, and its operators, provided or advertised remote gambling facilities to consumers in UK without the required licence</p><p>Whether Fispay Ltd, or any other UK company, provided or supported gambling facilities or services to consumers in the UK without the required licence.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/18/labour-gambling-commission-investigate-firms-linked-reform-uk-donors">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Bridget Phillipson writes to watchdog asking it to look into claims Tether.bet and Fispay operated without a licenceThe 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.Whether Tether.bet, and its operators, provided or advertised remote gambling facilities to consumers in UK without the required licenceWhether Fispay Ltd, or any other UK company, provided or supported gambling facilities or services to consumers in the UK without the required licence.” Continue reading...
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