{
  "id": 1722129,
  "title": "Labour urges Gambling Commission to investigate firms linked to Reform UK donors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/labour-urges-gambling-commission-to-investigate-firms-linked-to",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-18T13:30:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/18/labour-gambling-commission-investigate-firms-linked-reform-uk-donors"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Bridget Phillipson writes to watchdog asking it to look into claims Tether.bet and Fispay operated without a licence The Gambling Commission has been urged to investigate claims that companies linked to Reform UK donors and allies of Nigel Farage have been operating without a licence. The Labour party’s chair, Bridget Phillipson, has written to the watchdog asking it to look into Tether.bet, a…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}