Stuart Wheeler, 85, spread-betting mogul who became a leading donor to the Conservative Party

[Michael Rhodes]

Stuart Wheeler, who has died aged 85, made a fortune from the development of spread betting, which offered gamblers the opportunity to bet on commodity and share prices, and deployed a substantial portion of it to become one of the Conservative Party’s most powerful financial backers and kingmakers....

Making his fortune by giving gamblers the chance to bet on share prices, he became a Tory kingmaker and a wide-ranging philanthropist

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[Michael Rhodes]

_.Stuart Wheeler, who has died aged 85

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Stuart Wheeler, who has died aged 85, made a fortune from the development of spread betting, which offered gamblers the opportunity to bet on commodity and share prices, and deployed a substantial portion of it to become one of the Conservative Party’s most powerful financial backers and kingmakers....
Making his fortune by giving gamblers the chance to bet on share prices, he became a Tory kingmaker and a wide-ranging philanthropist
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