Regulator in Lottery controversy

Title

Regulator in Lottery controversy

Genre

Interview

TX Date

19 Dec 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:03:22

Description

Frank Partridge interviews Heritage Secretary Virginia Bottomley about the admission of National Lottery regulator Peter Davis of Oflot, that he accepted free flights to the US from GTECH, an American backer of Lottery organisers Camelot. Davis has fended off calls for his resignation and Bottomley defends him.

Contributors

Virginia Bottomley; Frank Partridge

Keywords

Politics; Companies; Corruption; National lotteries; Camelot; Political scandals; Independent regulatory commissions; GTech; Peter Davis; Oflot

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