Ladbrokes escapes fine for secrecy over gambler’s £1m theft

Ladbrokes agreed to pay £975,000 compensation for the theft only as long as it was kept secret. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPALadbrokes is set to escape a fine for telling the victims of a £1m theft by a customer with a gambling problem that it would only compensate them if they did not report the case to the regulator.The Gambling Commission began investigating Ladbrokes last year after it was revealed by the Guardian that the company encouraged gambling addict Tony Parente – and p