Quote from: Zlantann on Today at 07:17:54 PM

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s police bodyguards have been arrested over alleged bets on the date of Britain’s national election made before it was announced. In Britain, bets can be placed on any event which includes election dates.

So the Gambling Commission of the country suspects that this security guard to the prime minister had pre-knowledge of the election date which has been kept secret. The police officer will be charged with misconduct because cheating by acting on inside information is a criminal offense.

In another development, Sunak aide Craig Williams is also under investigation by the Gambling Commission for placing a 100 pound ($128) bet on a July election before the date had been announced.

What are your thoughts?

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/rishi-sunaks-bodyguards-arrested-alleged-bets-uk-election-111256193

The most shocking part of this news is that he bet a small amount while earning a salary much higher than the amount he bet, which shows that he made this bet just for fun and not with the aim of winning a lot of money, usually people who have information privileged when they discover that they can place a bet based on privileged information, they bet a large amount of money because they know that they will get the bet right and they know the risk of being caught, so they place a large amount of money so that when they win, have a lot of money capable of compensating if they are caught and punished, and in this case in this story the guy put in a small amount of money, something that won't even be of any help when he is out of a job, people addicted to sports betting and who bet little money when you have privileged information

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Quote from: Zlantann on Today at 07:17:54 PM

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s police bodyguards have been arrested over alleged bets on the date of Britain’s national election made before it was announced. In Britain, bets can be placed on any event which includes election dates.

So the Gambling Commission of the country suspects that this security guard to the prime minister had pre-knowledge of the election date which has been kept secret. The police officer will be charged with misconduct because cheating by acting on inside information is a criminal offense.

But if I may ask, how were they able to discover that he made such bet regarding the actual date for the election? And secondly, how was the Gambling Commission of the country able to know that the gambler was the security guard to the prime minister? Or does it mean every bet played on a U.K casino are always registered with an ID Card and job location of each gambler, for them to have known he was the security guard of the Prime Minister? Because I think I'm still yet to understand how it all happened, as he ought to have been free, because who knows, if he had gambled and lost, will the commission have had refunded him? The answer is NO.

From what I could gather from reading this passage:

Quote from: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/rishi-sunaks-bodyguards-arrested-alleged-bets-uk-election-111256193

The commission, which regulates the gambling industry, confirmed it was investigating “the possibility of offences concerning the date of the election."

Quote from: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/rishi-sunaks-bodyguards-arrested-alleged-bets-uk-election-111256193

The arrested officer was released on bail pending further inquiries and has been removed from duty while the force conducts its own investigation.

It seems to me that they just have suspicions that it's him, it's not like they actually have evidence against him, these are those types of political games in which fabricated scandals are used to weaken political opponents.