Summary
- Nick Mason, the Tories’ chief data officer, is under investigation by the gambling watchdog for betting on the election date.
- Mason is the fourth Conservative party figure to be investigated in a growing gambling scandal.
- The scandal involves bets on the election date placed by various Tory officials, including Rishi Sunak’s parliamentary aide and the Conservative party’s campaigns director.
- The Gambling Commission is looking into the possibility of criminal offenses related to using confidential information for betting.