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Sports Minister Tracey Crouch Resigns over ‘Hold-up’ To Betting Crackdown
sports betting Minister Tracey Crouch resigns over ‘delay’ to wagering crackdown
1 November 2018
sports betting minister Tracey Crouch has resigned over “delays” to a crackdown on maximum stakes for fixed-odds wagering devices.
Chancellor Philip Hammond said in that the cut in stakes from ₤ 100 to ₤ 2 would enter force in October 2019.
Ms Crouch stated pressing back the date was “unjustifiable” and it could cost the lives of issue bettors.
She tweeted: “Politicians reoccur but concepts stay with us forever.”
Prime Minister Theresa May said she was dissatisfied Ms Crouch had resigned however there had actually been “no hold-up in bringing forward this essential measure”.
High stakes for fixed-odds sports betting makers
‘ I lost ₤ 250,000 on wagering makers’
sports betting device stakes to be cut to ₤ 2
The federal government has denied Labour claims 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 recommended the cut had actually been meant to be presented in April 2020.
But in her resignation letter, Ms Crouch said: “Unfortunately, application of these modifications are now being delayed until October 2019 due to commitments made by others to those with signed up interests.
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“From the time of the statement to reduce stakes and its application, over ₤ 1.6 bn will be lost on these makers.
“In addition, two people will tragically take their lives every day due to gambling-related issues and, for that factor as much as any other, I believe this hold-up is unjustifiable.”
She added: “It is a fact of federal government that ministers should stick to collective responsibility and can not disagree with policy, not to mention when it is policy made against your dreams connecting to your own portfolio.”
‘God bless’
Among those praising her on social networks, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby tweeted, external that she was “principled and brave” including: “May God bless her dedication to doing right.”
Former foreign secretary Boris Johnson tweeted, external that she “is worthy of substantial credit not simply for her campaign however for sticking up for her concepts”.
Fixed-odds wagering terminals generate ₤ 1.8 bn in revenue a year for the sports betting market, according to the Gambling Commission, external, and taxes of ₤ 400m for the federal government.
Currently, individuals can bet as much as ₤ 100 every 20 seconds on electronic casino games such as roulette. Anti-gambling campaigners say the devices let gamers lose cash too quickly, leading to addiction and social, mental and monetary problems.
But bookies have actually alerted the cut in stakes could result in thousands of outlets closing.
In her reaction to Ms Crouch, the PM stated the federal government had actually listened to those who wanted the changes to come into effect quicker than April 2020 and “had actually concurred that the modifications should be in place 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 same time as changes to task charged on gambling firms based abroad but operating in the UK.
The federal government states co-ordinating the date of the 2 modifications would indicate the 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, since 2010
She was promoted to the front bench as sports betting minister in 2015
She is known for her opposition to fox hunting and her love of football – she is a certified FA coach
Grammar school educated at Folkestone School for Girls, she went on to get a degree in law and politics from Hull University
She had actually worked for various Tory MPs, consisting of Michael Howard and David Davis before meaning election
She had her first child in 2016 and is believed to have actually been the very first Tory minister to take maternity leave
But in the Commons on Thursday, Labour’s deputy leader Tom Watson implicated the federal government of “capitulating to the sports betting industry”.
He praised Ms Crouch’s “bold and principled decision” and said Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright “should be completely embarrassed” of prioritising “business interests over victims, earnings over public health and greed over great”.
MPs from all sides of the House participated in his criticism. Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith stated it should be gone over as part of the Finance Bill later on this month.
Week ahead in Parliament: The Finance Bill
He told the BBC: “There are plenty of individuals whose lives have actually been damaged by this dependency … We need to do this extremely quickly, as quickly as we can and in the meantime, the gaming market will make about ₤ 1bn as a result of this hold-up. That’s not right.”
Labour has actually told the BBC that they will put down an amendment to the Finance Bill to try and generate the changes next April.