Kevin Craig bet against himself to win an election in the UK in 2024. He claims the wager was legal and is now going after the UK Gambling Commission for investigating the matter.
The UKGC informed Craig’s Labour Party that it was investigating the candidate for placing a wager on his own race. As a result, the party suspended Craig nine days before the general election on Thursday, July 4, 2024.
He admitted to betting against himself, telling the media at the time, “I thought I would never win this seat”.
“I deeply regret what I have done and will take the consequences of this stupid error of judgment on the chin,” he added.
Now, however, he claims he was victimized by the UKGC and wants the regulator investigated.
“The regulator at the moment is out of control and it could do to other people what it did to me,” he said when announcing the campaign.
