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Czech tycoon promised Gambling Commission two years ago his firm would sever Russia ties before taking over the lucrative contractThe Czech billionaire whose company takes over running the UK national lottery from Thursday is still in business with the Kremlin-owned gas company Gazprom, nearly two years after promising regulators he would sever ties with Russia.The Gambling Commission awarded Allwyn the lucrative 10-year licence to...