British Prime Minister bodyguard arrested for election date bet.

[passwordnow]

I do not encourage anyone to take advantage of his position to cheat in any matter, but I put forward a hypothesis that is more logical if he really intended to cheat. With this foolish behavior, he raises many hypotheses, the most important of which is that he may have been ignorant of the risks of what he was doing, otherwise he would have thought more before taking this step, which I consider very stupid, even if it was intended to deceive. This bodyguard got himself involved easily when he could have cheated better without being involved.

That should be it because of the morale to the job that they're doing shouldn't be taken advantage by their personal issues. He probably don't think that it's going to be big as this with the bet that he's made. Well, he has to take that consequence and I think the risk was there on his mind but still pursued this because of the little money that he might get from it. This will serve to the other bodyguards and other positions that might be taken as advantage for gambling in the bookies.

I am sure that there are many corrupt people like him, but they are not discovered because they certainly know better ways to exploit the information they have. In the case of this bodyguard, the most he can do to defend himself is to continue his denial, under the pretext that someone used his data to register at a casino in order to implicate him.

For sure that there are but they're out of the radar because they're hiding themselves perfectly. And if he's going to deny it, I think that the punishment will be bigger instead of just admiting it and let this case closed by himself and take all of the consequences that won't be favorable to him.

[EarnOnVictor]

It makes me wonder about the wage rates the personal bodyguards of a prime minister are, to be honest. If someone is willing to jeopardize their job and the future of their career as a bodyguard, then it must be side the risk of getting caught and get their name tainted is proportional to whatever he is getting from the government of the United Kingdom, don't you think?

The wage may not be so high but the prestige and privileges attached to the position will be enormous, these are not worth losing. And certainly, he will be punished, though it might not be as we think, nonetheless, this will always stain his record book. And after retiring from this job, someone like him may not get any private security job anymore because his record will always haunt him.

Anyways, when comes to being a bodyguard trust is crucial, I am afraid this guy is going to get in serious trouble if found guilty... He may even miss his job after he realizes what he did.

Hahaha...force and paramilitary have their ways of dealing with this kind of situation. After all, it is not a treasonable offence, I believe he will remain in his job but in a different office. Also, he can either be demoted, suspended, or transferred to a very unfavourable place.

I assume he heavily betted on the date, enough to get a couple of millions of sterling Pounds, who knows.

I do not assume that because he might not even have access to that kind of big money. What I realise is that he saw an opportunity and he wanted to use it. We are humans and a light risk like that which cannot affect the direct security of the PM can still be thought of, but the issue is that he handled the play unprofessionally. It is not today that leaks are happening that can't be ever traced to who leaked it.

[Zlantann]

The British Prime Minister is so embarrassed about the actions of his insiders that he has promised anyone found guilty of this illegal form of gambling will face the consequences. He is angry because it has been unveiled that many insiders also placed bets on election dates. Conservative Party’s director of campaigning Tony Lee and a police officer were the first to be investigated but it seems that two Tory election candidates - Laura Saunders and Craig Williams are also involved in these illegal acts. Both candidates confirmed that they were being investigated by the Gambling Commission. It seems many of these politicians are corrupt gamblers who want to take advantage of any opportunity to cheat the system.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c844je9nq89o

[Kavelj22]

But couldn't he have bet using another identity? I mean, he should ask his wife or someone close to him that he trusts to put the bet in his place so that his name is not involved in the matter. This possibility confirms the stupidity of his doing so, no matter how tempting the amount he might have won.

At the same time, this makes me wonder whether the bodyguard is authorized to see any sensitive state information. Is there a law that prevents people who hold duties in the British administration from placing bets in general? If the accusation is proven, the bodyguard will be accused of using sensitive data obtained as part of his assigned work, and placing a bet is evidence of that and not an accusation in itself.

That way, he would've dragging his family members all into trouble. They would still face same consequences as it will still be obvious that he gave his wife or family the right omes to bet on. So I guess there's no two way around it. My question is how they got to know about his bet. Did he show it to them or his data was leaked by the betting company or they monitor his every move since he works for the prime Minister. If this is true and he knew of such matters that could have resulted,  he wouldn't have made such bets. I really don't see anything wrong in his betting. He just like every other gambler made a bet but his position gave him a condition.

This means it does not have to be one of his relatives who might later be suspected. It could be a close friend or someone else he trusts. At least he could sell the information to any unknown person on the Internet without revealing his identity.
I am now counting the possibilities that this bodyguard could have adopted without harming himself in this way. This means that it is unfortunate for a person to be corrupt and stupid at the same time, and the administration that employed him must review its standards and evaluations regarding human resources because what is more regrettable than employing corrupt people is employing fools.

Now he is accused of betraying his country and revealing secrets related to his job, and I expect that he will be pressured during interrogation, which may expose others to more accountability. We do not forget that the information was shared with the casino in which he registered which knows that he is the bodyguard of a prominent figure. This means that we do not know whether the casino in turn exploited the information in one way or another.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

If I were in such a situation and was fully aware that such action could implicate me and perhaps tarnish my reputation, I would just save my ass by letting the opportunity slide, or I could give someone else the information and ask them to place the bet on the agreement that we both would share the profit that comes after.

If I were in his situation, I would just make someone do the betting or gambling for me. I would simply provide the information.

I thought I already said that? 

The guard is just trying to make extra bucks for himself, as, due to the inflation rate, the salary he is receiving is not enough to satisfy his needs. I hope the issue doesn't take him to prison, though.

He might also face suspension or dismissal from his job. Sometimes it is not because the salary is not enough, greed usually plays a major role.

Yes, you are right; greed might have birthed his action, but according to the saying, "ignorance is not an excuse for the law." Even if he doesn't go to jail, he will definitely be dismissed from duty, and that's for sure. He has destroyed his reputation by his action and might not be offered any serious job that has to do with trust and honesty. 

I know it's a crime if he also gives the game to someone else to stake in it, but at least it might have kept him undetected and perhaps protected him against the shite he is into right now. If there are 50,000 gamblers who has staked on the date of the election, there will still be only a few people who will luckily get the right date and win the bet. So, if he had given the date for someone to stake, he may not have been detected.