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Evening Standard
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Simon English

The general election betting 'scandal' makes no sense to the City

What’s the greater offence, placing a bet on when a general election will be held on the back of insider information, or betting on yourself to lose in that same election?

In the City, the view is clear. The first is very naughty, and if you get caught, you lose your job and go to prison.

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