Two gambling executives who are facing criminal charges of bribery and fraud have failed in a separate civil suit against the Gambling Commission, in which they accused the regulator of breaching their right to privacy.
Kenny Alexander and Lee Feldman, the former chief executive and chair of Entain, the Ladbrokes and Coral owner, sued the gambling regulator last year over its intervention in their failed attempt to take control of the online casino company 888.
Talks broke down after the regulator told 888 its licence would be reviewed, owing to concerns about the pair’s past roles at Entain, which was the subject of an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigation into alleged bribery.
