Rob Davies
@byrobdavies.bsky.social
Guardian reporter.
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Spurs fan (mute #thfc #coys to avoid).
Author of Jackpot: How Gambling Conquered Britain.
DM me with tips or for Signal/Protonmail/PGP (NO PR PITCHES)
Spurs fan (mute #thfc #coys to avoid).
Author of Jackpot: How Gambling Conquered Britain.
No, I'm sorry. Just change the name of the school, I don't care how old it is.
(I drove past it the other day, before you ask about my search history)
(I drove past it the other day, before you ask about my search history)
November 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
No, I'm sorry. Just change the name of the school, I don't care how old it is.
(I drove past it the other day, before you ask about my search history)
(I drove past it the other day, before you ask about my search history)
Go home, Spotify, you're drunk.
Elton John and Bernie Taupin did not write Chameleon.
Elton John and Bernie Taupin did not write Chameleon.
November 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Go home, Spotify, you're drunk.
Elton John and Bernie Taupin did not write Chameleon.
Elton John and Bernie Taupin did not write Chameleon.
Chelsea FC won't feel the effect of a financial penalty if found guilty of 74 breaches of FA rules on agent payments, accounts suggest.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Chelsea have £150m buffer against fines from FA, say football finance experts
Revelation may make points deduction or suspension from competition over Abramovich-era breaches more likely
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Chelsea FC won't feel the effect of a financial penalty if found guilty of 74 breaches of FA rules on agent payments, accounts suggest.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Loving the revelation that the head of Kings College Hospital's liver unit recommended women limit daily drinking to THREE DOUBLE GINS in 1979. Also, guess the max before driving...
open.spotify.com/episode/6Adm...
open.spotify.com/episode/6Adm...
Sidebar: Seven(ties) drinking tips
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November 5, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Loving the revelation that the head of Kings College Hospital's liver unit recommended women limit daily drinking to THREE DOUBLE GINS in 1979. Also, guess the max before driving...
open.spotify.com/episode/6Adm...
open.spotify.com/episode/6Adm...
November 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM
November 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Reposted by Rob Davies
🔴The Sun Newspaper Wages War Against Gambling Taxes – While Holding Huge Betting Stakes Itself
Rupert Murdoch’s paper recruits Nigel Farage and Conservative and Labour MPs for ‘Save Our Bets’ campaign – while holding lucrative betting partnerships worth millions
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/30/t...
Rupert Murdoch’s paper recruits Nigel Farage and Conservative and Labour MPs for ‘Save Our Bets’ campaign – while holding lucrative betting partnerships worth millions
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/30/t...
The Sun Newspaper Wages War Against Gambling Taxes – While Holding Huge Betting Stakes Itself
Rupert Murdoch's paper recruits Nigel Farage, Conservative and Labour backbenchers for ‘Save Our Bets’ campaign – while holding lucrative betting partnerships worth millions
bylinetimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
🔴The Sun Newspaper Wages War Against Gambling Taxes – While Holding Huge Betting Stakes Itself
Rupert Murdoch’s paper recruits Nigel Farage and Conservative and Labour MPs for ‘Save Our Bets’ campaign – while holding lucrative betting partnerships worth millions
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/30/t...
Rupert Murdoch’s paper recruits Nigel Farage and Conservative and Labour MPs for ‘Save Our Bets’ campaign – while holding lucrative betting partnerships worth millions
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/30/t...
I'm on holiday but I see Grainne Hurst is an equally adept communicator as her predecessor as head of the gambling lobby, Michael Dugher.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Gambling does not cause any ‘social ills’, lobbyist tells incredulous MPs
Head of UK’s Betting and Gaming Council was asked to repeat claim as she spoke against increasing taxes on sector in November budget
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I'm on holiday but I see Grainne Hurst is an equally adept communicator as her predecessor as head of the gambling lobby, Michael Dugher.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Looking at this in the cold light of day, on about three hours sleep, I need more engagement with this to give me the dopamine to get through the rest of the day.
Half term holiday so far:-
CO2 alarm in remote caravan went off at 12am. Drove with 8yo and 3yo to a large hotel chain. Aged receptionist does not know how to use equally aged check-in system. He is sighing. Kids are going nuts...
CO2 alarm in remote caravan went off at 12am. Drove with 8yo and 3yo to a large hotel chain. Aged receptionist does not know how to use equally aged check-in system. He is sighing. Kids are going nuts...
October 28, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Looking at this in the cold light of day, on about three hours sleep, I need more engagement with this to give me the dopamine to get through the rest of the day.
Half term holiday so far:-
CO2 alarm in remote caravan went off at 12am. Drove with 8yo and 3yo to a large hotel chain. Aged receptionist does not know how to use equally aged check-in system. He is sighing. Kids are going nuts...
CO2 alarm in remote caravan went off at 12am. Drove with 8yo and 3yo to a large hotel chain. Aged receptionist does not know how to use equally aged check-in system. He is sighing. Kids are going nuts...
October 28, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Half term holiday so far:-
CO2 alarm in remote caravan went off at 12am. Drove with 8yo and 3yo to a large hotel chain. Aged receptionist does not know how to use equally aged check-in system. He is sighing. Kids are going nuts...
CO2 alarm in remote caravan went off at 12am. Drove with 8yo and 3yo to a large hotel chain. Aged receptionist does not know how to use equally aged check-in system. He is sighing. Kids are going nuts...
Reposted by Rob Davies
The most predictable development ever if you read "Jackpot" @byrobdavies.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
U.S. Charges N.B.A. Coach and Players in Gambling Schemes
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The most predictable development ever if you read "Jackpot" @byrobdavies.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
The Treasury select committee is holding an evidence session on gambling tax next week. The committee will be taking expert opinion on tax from two industry lobbyists who previously worked for Entain, the owner of Ladbrokes and Coral.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Ladbrokes and Coral owner to pay £585m to settle HMRC bribery inquiry
Gambling giant Entain reaches deal over past practice at company it owned in Turkey
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The Treasury select committee is holding an evidence session on gambling tax next week. The committee will be taking expert opinion on tax from two industry lobbyists who previously worked for Entain, the owner of Ladbrokes and Coral.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Reposted by Rob Davies
Timeline cleanse: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
‘Quiet as a whisper’: German firm launches campaign after lift was used in Louvre heist
After watching the news about the Paris robbery, managers at Böcker decided to make the most of the publicity
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Timeline cleanse: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
It's what he would have wanted.
October 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
It's what he would have wanted.
Was in the Kafka museum in Prague today and not only was the gift shop selling the new Dan Brown but the guy in front of me in the queue actually bought it.
October 19, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Was in the Kafka museum in Prague today and not only was the gift shop selling the new Dan Brown but the guy in front of me in the queue actually bought it.
Is it me or is the Mercury line-up a bit weak this year? I don't even have a clear favourite, which is unlike me.
October 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Is it me or is the Mercury line-up a bit weak this year? I don't even have a clear favourite, which is unlike me.