Thomas Powe4 min readEmbedded: The Gambling Industry in British PoliticsSteve Donoughue's role is emblematic of a wider relationship between British politics and the gambling industry, making it one of the...
Thomas Powe4 min readAll-Party Parliamentary Group for Betting and GamingSeveral of the largest recipients of gifts and hospitality sat on the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for betting and gaming....
Thomas Powe4 min readScott Benton Scandal: A Return on InvestmentThe relationship between the gambling industry and MPs was brought into sharp focus by the undercover sting on Scott Benton in April...
Thomas Powe7 min readAn Easy Wager: Understanding the Gambling Industry's Political GripIn the aftermath of Fixed Odds Betting Terminal reform in 2018, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) announced a...
George Ellis11 min readLobbying and the BGCIntroduction The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) was formed in 2019 as a merger of three different ‘industry associations’; the Remote...