New Posts For Thread: 2-year wait for election bets trialhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31879007/2-year-wait-for-election-bets-trialhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c056v0m56pyoEx-MP faces two-year wait for betting offences trialA former Conservative MP faces a wait of more than two years for trial after being charged with betting offences, a court has heard.Craig Williams, 40Implausible stands alone as "Thicket of the Year"https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31879007/2-year-wait-for-election-bets-trial?post_id=565459185#565459185Implausible stands alone as "Thicket of the Year"Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:28:58 -0500'I was told a horse would lose' and laid it accordingly.Where's the precedent exactly?Courts would be sitting until 2150.'I was told Trump would bomb Iran.'Got buying and selling my shares accordingly.Courts will be sitting until 2250.B0ll0x waste ofhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31879007/2-year-wait-for-election-bets-trial?post_id=565459079#565459079'I was told a horse would lose' and laid it accordingly.Where's the precedent exactly?Courts would be sitting until 2150.'I was told Trump would bomb Iran.'Got buying and selling my shares accordingly.Courts will be sitting until 2250.B0ll0x waste ofMon, 29 Jun 2026 15:46:33 -0500Ramruma 29 Jun 26 16:31 Ex-MP Craig Williams pleads guilty over general election betting offenceimpossible123 29 Jun 26 16:40 Will he need to pay back the winning if convicted?jeezzus fck christ man..thicker than gemma collins ankles.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31879007/2-year-wait-for-election-bets-trial?post_id=565459019#565459019Ramruma 29 Jun 26 16:31 Ex-MP Craig Williams pleads guilty over general election betting offenceimpossible123 29 Jun 26 16:40 Will he need to pay back the winning if convicted?jeezzus fck christ man..thicker than gemma collins ankles.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:22:30 -0500I think with a court case hanging over him for over two years is a punishment itself before the actual trial and conviction - a foregone conclusion. No custodial sentence for sure but nevertheless, a pillock to think he'd get away with it in this dighttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31879007/2-year-wait-for-election-bets-trial?post_id=565458995#565458995I think with a court case hanging over him for over two years is a punishment itself before the actual trial and conviction - a foregone conclusion. No custodial sentence for sure but nevertheless, a pillock to think he'd get away with it in this digMon, 29 Jun 2026 15:06:29 -0500Here is the Gambling Commission's take on various degrees of inside information, from last December:-https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/policy/misuse-of-inside-information-policy-position-paper/appendix-1-misuse-of-inside-informationhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31879007/2-year-wait-for-election-bets-trial?post_id=565458235#565458235Here is the Gambling Commission's take on various degrees of inside information, from last December:-https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/policy/misuse-of-inside-information-policy-position-paper/appendix-1-misuse-of-inside-informationMon, 29 Jun 2026 11:13:28 -0500Where's the line? Is being cleverer than your bookie an offence? Is inside info an offence? Is reading Aidan's stable tour in the Racing Post an offence?Might be one for the lawyer chap on the AK podcast.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31879007/2-year-wait-for-election-bets-trial?post_id=565458211#565458211Where's the line? Is being cleverer than your bookie an offence? Is inside info an offence? Is reading Aidan's stable tour in the Racing Post an offence?Might be one for the lawyer chap on the AK podcast.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:58:47 -0500Will he need to pay back the winning if convicted?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31879007/2-year-wait-for-election-bets-trial?post_id=565458167#565458167Will he need to pay back the winning if convicted?Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:40:07 -0500Ex-MP Craig Williams pleads guilty over general election betting offenceFormer Conservative MP Craig Williams has pleaded guilty to cheating at gambling by placing bets on the date of the 2024 general election.The 41-year-old was the MP for Montgomerhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31879007/2-year-wait-for-election-bets-trial?post_id=565458157#565458157Ex-MP Craig Williams pleads guilty over general election betting offenceFormer Conservative MP Craig Williams has pleaded guilty to cheating at gambling by placing bets on the date of the 2024 general election.The 41-year-old was the MP for MontgomerMon, 29 Jun 2026 10:31:07 -0500won't be enough prison places left to take in all the racing family.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31879007/2-year-wait-for-election-bets-trial?post_id=564845281#564845281won't be enough prison places left to take in all the racing family.Fri, 11 Jul 2025 11:00:28 -0500GC trying it on imo, amusing as it might be to see every racing owner, trainer and pundit locked up for inside info.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31879007/2-year-wait-for-election-bets-trial?post_id=564845273#564845273GC trying it on imo, amusing as it might be to see every racing owner, trainer and pundit locked up for inside info.Fri, 11 Jul 2025 10:57:04 -0500