Star Sports has appointed former MP Sir Philip Davies as the new Chairman of the British betting group, succeeding Russ Wiseman. Davies will serve as Chairman of Star Sports after retiring from the House of Commons, ending his 20-year tenure as a Conservative Party MP. The former MP for Shipley held the seat of the marginal West Yorkshire constituency for …
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MP Philip Davies defends GVC contract against media backlash
Conservative minister Philip Davies (MP for Shipley) has hit back at ‘inaccurate reporting’ by The Guardian which disclosed his paid work for GVC Holdings. On Wednesday 11 November, the Guardian published a report revealing that Davies and fellow Tory minister Laurence Robertson (MP for Tewkesbury) had taken on consultancy jobs advising betting and gaming organisations. Citing Parliamentary disclosures, the Guardian …
Read More »Ladbrokes extends retail lay-to-lose policy
Bringing its racing policy in line with that of Coral’s, Ladbrokes has extended its ‘lay to-lose’ horse racing bets guarantee, which will be spread across all the operator’s retail outlets. As first reported by the Racing Post, The group had already put in place a policy to lay bets to lose no less than £5,000 per capita on all races …
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