# Alastair Campbell’s son back in business despite his former betting firm owing £5million

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/alastair-campbells-son-back-in-business-despite-his-former-betting-firm-owing-5million/
- Published: 2026-11-09T09:43:10+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T10:40:05+00:00
- Original publisher: GB News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.gbnews.com/news/alastair-campbell-son-betting-firm-back-in-business
- Topics: Europe, Football, Sport, UK, World

## Key points

- Rory Campbell has launched a new data and consultancy company.
- Investors say his former betting syndicate left them with major losses.
- Police detained a man in 2025 on suspicion of fraud linked to the firm.

## Summary

Rory Campbell, son of former Tony Blair adviser Alastair Campbell, has started a new data and consultancy business after his football betting syndicate collapsed in 2024. The former firm’s investors say they lost millions and allege it operated like a Ponzi scheme; police detained a man in 2025 on suspicion of fraud by false representation, and he was later bailed.

Launched in 2017, the syndicate used mathematical models to place as many as 80 bets a week, with some stakes reaching $30,000. Investors were told returns averaged 8 per cent annually, but later faced delays withdrawing money and were warned they might recover only 50 to 65 per cent. Reported losses rose to an estimated £8 million by December 2024, while the article says the former firm owed £5 million; Campbell’s new company is registered in Somerset, where he holds 60 per cent of the shares.

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