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Done family took £30m dividend from Betfred before warning of job cuts
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. The Guardian Politics is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 14 Oct 2026, 16:03 UTC. The headline in use is “Done family took £30m dividend from Betfred before warning of job cuts”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Money was withdrawn from gambling firm before founder warned chancellor against doubling machine games duty The billionaire Done family took a £30m dividend from their Betfred gambling empire, before warning that they would close hundreds of bookies and cut jobs if the government increases tax on high-street slot machines. The…
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Done family took £30m dividend from Betfred before warning of job cuts
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