Bet365 director donation to the Labour Party questioned

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Peter Coates, director of Bet365, donated £50,000 in cash in July of this year to the Labour Party while the controversial proposals to reform the English gambling industry were being drafted.

“I have been supporting the Labour Party all my adult life. It has nothing to do with any gambling bill” Coates said to an English newspaper. However, the donation has renewed the criticism of opponents, who have already pulled the Government up on ties with US casino companies who lobbied about gambling tax.