New Posts For Thread: Anti-gambling ex labour lTom Watson takes job advising betfair paddy powerhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31666887/anti-gambling-ex-labour-ltom-watson-takes-job-advising-betfair-paddy-powerdaily mail on lineFormer Labour MP and anti-gambling campaigner Tom Watson has taken a job advising a betting firm that owns Paddy Power and SkyBet.Mr Watson will join Flutter Entertainment, one of the UK's biggest gambling firms, and advise them onsaddo, please stop embarrassing yourself - it really is quite unnecessary. I'm not a Labour voter and I deliberately did not mention Grayling first.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31666887/anti-gambling-ex-labour-ltom-watson-takes-job-advising-betfair-paddy-power?post_id=559867667#559867667saddo, please stop embarrassing yourself - it really is quite unnecessary. I'm not a Labour voter and I deliberately did not mention Grayling first.Fri, 18 Sep 2020 09:08:58 -0500Well that's a clever one, screaming.Ingenious no less.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31666887/anti-gambling-ex-labour-ltom-watson-takes-job-advising-betfair-paddy-power?post_id=559867627#559867627Well that's a clever one, screaming.Ingenious no less.Fri, 18 Sep 2020 08:58:33 -0500I'd rather pay less commission and see Tom Watson in the dole queue, ta very much.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31666887/anti-gambling-ex-labour-ltom-watson-takes-job-advising-betfair-paddy-power?post_id=559867571#559867571I'd rather pay less commission and see Tom Watson in the dole queue, ta very much.Fri, 18 Sep 2020 08:44:32 -0500Mr Watson taking up a position within Flutter only reinforces the general view that bookies or any entity will do their utmost to prevent/thwart any radical changes that could be in the pipeline on the present betting/gaming policies/licences; like thttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31666887/anti-gambling-ex-labour-ltom-watson-takes-job-advising-betfair-paddy-power?post_id=559867569#559867569Mr Watson taking up a position within Flutter only reinforces the general view that bookies or any entity will do their utmost to prevent/thwart any radical changes that could be in the pipeline on the present betting/gaming policies/licences; like tFri, 18 Sep 2020 08:43:31 -0500I'd rather pay commission than go back to bookmaker type betting thank you.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31666887/anti-gambling-ex-labour-ltom-watson-takes-job-advising-betfair-paddy-power?post_id=559867489#559867489I'd rather pay commission than go back to bookmaker type betting thank you.Fri, 18 Sep 2020 08:28:34 -0500Just a reminder that this is where your commission is going.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31666887/anti-gambling-ex-labour-ltom-watson-takes-job-advising-betfair-paddy-power?post_id=559867443#559867443Just a reminder that this is where your commission is going.Fri, 18 Sep 2020 08:18:40 -0500Flutter may be cleaning out their house, but until there is industry wide agreement, policy and regulation, they are only shifting the problem elsewhere. Betting companies are paying lip service to this debacle, in the hope that it appeases those withttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31666887/anti-gambling-ex-labour-ltom-watson-takes-job-advising-betfair-paddy-power?post_id=559867415#559867415Flutter may be cleaning out their house, but until there is industry wide agreement, policy and regulation, they are only shifting the problem elsewhere. Betting companies are paying lip service to this debacle, in the hope that it appeases those witFri, 18 Sep 2020 08:15:49 -0500Richie_Burnett 18 Sep 20 13:02 Sep 18, 2020 -- 12:30PM, Davy Jones wrote:What a sell outHow is it selling out? It's merely an continuation of what he was doing in the commmons - but in/funded by the private sector. He is obviously infinitely more quhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31666887/anti-gambling-ex-labour-ltom-watson-takes-job-advising-betfair-paddy-power?post_id=559867395#559867395Richie_Burnett 18 Sep 20 13:02 Sep 18, 2020 -- 12:30PM, Davy Jones wrote:What a sell outHow is it selling out? It's merely an continuation of what he was doing in the commmons - but in/funded by the private sector. He is obviously infinitely more quFri, 18 Sep 2020 08:09:13 -0500just to clarify - his role is meant to be a safer gambling expert of some kind. However, it is only his arrogance that makes him think he has £100k's worth of expertise in this matter. There will be dozens of actual experts in this area that underhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31666887/anti-gambling-ex-labour-ltom-watson-takes-job-advising-betfair-paddy-power?post_id=559867347#559867347just to clarify - his role is meant to be a safer gambling expert of some kind. However, it is only his arrogance that makes him think he has £100k's worth of expertise in this matter. There will be dozens of actual experts in this area that underFri, 18 Sep 2020 07:59:40 -0500https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31666887/anti-gambling-ex-labour-ltom-watson-takes-job-advising-betfair-paddy-power?post_id=559867295#559867295Fri, 18 Sep 2020 07:51:28 -0500