Ex-Gambling Boss Fined & Banned For Stealing Car After Kebab

ex-GVC BOSS Kenny Alexander got in trouble after kebab

The former boss of one of the world’s largest gambling companies has admitted to taking and driving away a car and driving without insurance.

When you have run one of the biggest online gambling firms and retired with what must be millions in the bank, what would you normally do? Most buy a yacht, a luxury villa in the sun, but not for Kenny Alexander the former chief executive of GVC Holdings now known as Entain the owner of Ladbrokes and Coral among others.

Kenny Alexander was out having a drink back in May 2020 in the local pubs in Perth Scotland with a friend when at 10pm decided to leave and go to the kebab shop round the corner for the traditional food after having a skin full.

However the 52-year-old retired chief executive while in the shop asked staff to book a taxi for him but they said none were available, so normally you would use your mobile to book your own, not Alexander he noticed a delivery drivers car outside collecting food from the shop and Alexander decided to jump in while the driver was in the shop and took off in the vehicle.

However the ex-gambling boss only drove around the block where the actual owner of the car tracked him down using his GPS tracking device, he found Alexander just sitting on the drivers seat, he spotted the owner and ran off making his way back home.

Police arrived at Alexander’s and stated: ‘the accused was standing in front of his house and said: “It’s me you’re looking for”.’

Defence Solicitor John McLaughlin, said: ‘My client has been mortified by what has happened. He has previously been of good character but he doesn’t deny any of the offence. When the delivery driver arrived he spoke with him about the prospect of getting a lift home. In truth the driver is probably not allowed to do that.

‘This was when his moment of madness occurred. He jumped in the car and ended up one street away having effectively driven once around the block. He can’t explain what went through his mind. When the delivery driver approached him he apologised and offered to pay for any inconvenience he had caused.’

In sentencing the judge handed down a £1,000 fine and banned Alexander from driving for a year.