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sports betting Minister Tracey Crouch resigns over ‘delay’ to wagering crackdown
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1 November 2018

sports betting minister Tracey Crouch has actually over “hold-ups” to a crackdown on maximum stakes for fixed-odds sports betting devices.

Chancellor Philip Hammond stated in Monday’s Budget that the cut in stakes from ₤ 100 to ₤ 2 would enter force in October 2019.

Ms Crouch said pushing back the date was “unjustifiable” and it might cost the lives of issue gamblers.

She tweeted: “Politicians reoccur however concepts stay with us permanently.“

Prime Minister Theresa May stated she was dissatisfied Ms Crouch had actually resigned however there had actually been “no delay in advancing this crucial procedure”.

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The federal government has denied Labour declares that MPs had actually been led to believe the cut would come into force at the start of the next tax year, in April 2019. They suggested the cut had actually been planned to be presented in April 2020.

But in her resignation letter, Ms Crouch stated: “Unfortunately, execution of these changes are now being delayed up until October 2019 due to dedications made by others to those with registered interests.

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"From the time of the announcement to reduce stakes and its execution, over ₤ 1.6 bn will be lost on these machines.

"In addition, two individuals will tragically take their lives every day due to gambling-related issues and, because of that as much as any other, I think this delay is unjustifiable.“

She added: “It is a reality of government that ministers need to comply with collective obligation and can not disagree with policy, let alone when it is policy made against your wishes associating with your own portfolio.“

'God bless'

Among those praising her on social media, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby tweeted, external that she was “principled and courageous” adding: “May God bless her dedication to doing right.“

Former foreign secretary Boris Johnson tweeted, external that she “is worthy of huge credit not simply for her project but for sticking up for her concepts”.

Fixed-odds wagering terminals create ₤ 1.8 bn in revenue a year for the sports betting industry, according to the Gambling Commission, external, and taxes of ₤ 400m for the federal government.

Currently, people can wager as much as ₤ 100 every 20 seconds on electronic gambling establishment games such as roulette. Anti-gambling campaigners state the machines let gamers lose cash too quickly, leading to dependency and social, mental and financial issues.

But bookies have alerted the cut in stakes could lead to thousands of outlets closing.

In her response to Ms Crouch, the PM said the federal government had listened to those who desired the changes to come into result quicker than April 2020 and “had actually agreed that the modifications ought to remain in location within the year - by October 2019”.

In his Budget on Monday, the chancellor stated the modification to fixed-odds stakes would come into force next October at the exact same time as changes to task charged on sports betting firms based abroad but operating in the UK.

The federal government states co-ordinating the date of the two modifications would imply the federal government would not be struck by a fall in tax income.

Who is Tracey Crouch?

The 43-year-old MP has represented Chatham and Aylesford, in Kent, considering that 2010

She was promoted to the front bench as sports betting minister in 2015

She is understood for her opposition to fox hunting and her love of football - she is a competent FA coach

Grade school educated at Folkestone School for Girls, she went on to get a degree in law and politics from Hull University

She had worked for various Tory MPs, consisting of Michael Howard and David Davis before standing for election

She had her very first child in 2016 and is believed to have been the first Tory minister to take maternity leave

But in the Commons on Thursday, Labour’s deputy leader Tom Watson accused the government of “capitulating to the sports betting industry”.

He praised Ms Crouch’s “brave and principled choice” and said Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright “need to be thoroughly ashamed” of prioritising “business interests over victims, revenues over public health and greed over great”.

MPs from all sides of the House signed up with in his criticism. Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith said it must be talked about as part of the Finance Bill later this month.

Week ahead in Parliament: The Finance Bill

He informed the BBC: “There are a lot of people whose lives have actually been harmed by this dependency ... We require to do this extremely quickly, as rapidly as we can and in the meantime, the sports betting industry will make about ₤ 1bn as an outcome of this hold-up. That’s not right.“

Labour has informed the BBC that they will put down a modification to the Finance Bill to attempt and generate the changes next April.
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