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Illegal bookmaking and money lending

A two year investigation by the Gambling Commission, Lancashire Trading Standards (opens in new tab) and the Illegal Money Lending Team for England (opens in new tab) resulted in an 18 month prison sentence for a man and 12 months for his son for illegal money lending and acting as an unlicensed bookmaker.

The court concluded sentencing based on the charges of money lending, money laundering and possessing criminal property from the proceeds of acting as an unlicensed bookmaker which were brought against the pair. This resulted in a longer sentence than relying solely on the Gambling Act 2005 (opens in new tab) where offences carry a maximum term of imprisonment of 51 weeks.

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Last updated: 1 December 2023

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