US EditionTop Conservative official takes leave of absence amid new election betting allegations
- Chief data officer Nick Mason from the Conservative Party is being investigated by the Gambling Commission, amid claims of using inside knowledge for betting on election dates. The party has not commented.
- Senior Conservative officials are implicated in a scandal over alleged use of internal information to win election date bets.
- Cabinet Minister Michael Gove condemned the use of inside information for betting as "deeply wrong" and "reprehensible" on BBC News.
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Mason has taken leave after being informed that the UK Gambling Commission (UK Gambling Commission) is investigating allegations that he placed dozens of bets on the election day, notes on Sunday Politico. He is the fourth high-ranking Conservative Party (Tories) member under investigation as part of the investigation. Senior officials are suspected of using inside knowledge in an attempt to obtain, through bets, thousands of pounds in winnings.…
Top Tory party data officer under investigation for alleged election betting scandal
There are investigations underway into claims made by Nick Mason, the top data officer of the Conservative Party, which governs Britain, that he placed bets on the British election's schedule before it was announced, according to a Sunday Times report. According to the Sunday Times report, Mason has gone on leave after learning that the UK Gambling Commission was looking into claims that he had made several bets on the day of the election.
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