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[sports betting](https://wiki.tld-wars.space/index.php/Utilisateur:EXOLovie55) Minister Tracey Crouch resigns over 'hold-up' to wagering crackdown
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1 November 2018
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[sports betting](http://yijichain.com/read-blog/15072_how-much-are-americans-spending-on-sports-betting.html) [minister Tracey](https://wooshbit.com/read-blog/18745_the-ins-and-outs-of-betting-on-the-nfl-draft.html) Crouch has resigned over "hold-ups" to a crackdown on optimal stakes for [fixed-odds](https://jamboz.com/read-blog/181_the-ins-and-outs-of-betting-on-the-nfl-draft.html) [sports betting](https://lidoo.com.br/read-blog/12247_sport-betting-industry-looks-to-protect-itself.html) makers.
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Chancellor Philip [Hammond stated](https://islider.ru/read-blog/37912_online-betting-firms-gamble-on-soccer-mad-nigeria.html) in [Monday's](https://infosocial.top/read-blog/3989_how-to-play-bet9ja-online.html) Budget that the cut in stakes from ₤ 100 to ₤ 2 would come into force in October 2019.
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Ms Crouch said pressing back the date was "unjustifiable" and it might cost the lives of problem gamblers.
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She tweeted: "Politicians come and go however principles remain with us forever."
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Prime [Minister Theresa](https://hcsxy2024.com/read-blog/2048_sport-betting-industry-seeks-to-protect-itself.html) May said she was [dissatisfied](https://social.midnightdreamsreborns.com/read-blog/13389_how-to-attract-users-to-my-fantasy-sports-platform.html) Ms Crouch had actually resigned however there had been "no delay in bringing forward this important procedure".
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High stakes for [fixed-odds](https://moonifie.com/read-blog/1426_the-history-of-the-nfl-and-how-to-bank-on-it.html) [sports betting](https://lidoo.com.br/read-blog/12969_how-are-betting-odds-calculated.html) makers
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' I lost ₤ 250,000 on [sports betting](https://truthbook.social/read-blog/8394_things-you-need-to-understand-about-rafting-adventures.html) makers'
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[sports betting](https://reckoningz.com/things-you-need-to-know-about-rafting-adventures/) device stakes to be cut to ₤ 2
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The government has actually [denied Labour](https://derivsocial.org/read-blog/6410_missouri-sports-betting-ballot-measure-approved-by-voters.html) claims that MPs had actually been led to believe the cut would enter into force at the start of the next tax year, in April 2019. They [suggested](https://globalabout.com/read-blog/16989_how-much-are-americans-spending-on-sports-betting.html) the cut had actually been planned to be introduced in April 2020.
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But in her resignation letter, Ms Crouch said: "Unfortunately, execution of these modifications 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 minimize stakes and its implementation, over ₤ 1.6 bn will be lost on these makers.
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"In addition, two individuals will tragically take their lives every day due to gambling-related issues and, for that factor as much as any other, I believe this delay is unjustifiable."
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She included: "It is a truth of federal government that ministers should abide by cumulative obligation and can not disagree with policy, let alone when it is policy made versus your wishes relating to your own portfolio."
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'God bless'
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Among those applauding her on social media, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby tweeted, external that she was "principled and courageous" including: "May God bless her dedication to doing right."
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Former [foreign secretary](https://palkwall.com/read-blog/27736_online-betting-firms-gamble-on-soccer-mad-nigeria.html) Boris [Johnson](https://droidt99.com/read-blog/7000_the-ins-and-outs-of-betting-on-the-nfl-draft.html) tweeted, external that she "deserves huge credit not simply for her campaign but for sticking up for her concepts".
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Fixed-odds [sports betting](https://kenyansocial.com/read-blog/1352_uk-betting-firms-gamble-on-united-states-after-sports-wager-ruling.html) terminals create ₤ 1.8 bn in income a year for the [sports betting](https://social.myschoolfriend.ng/read-blog/40802_sports-minister-tracey-crouch-resigns-over-039-delay-039-to-betting-crackdown.html) industry, according to the Gambling Commission, external, and taxes of ₤ 400m for the government.
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Currently, people can wager approximately ₤ 100 every 20 seconds on electronic gambling establishment games such as live roulette. Anti-gambling campaigners say the devices let gamers lose cash too quickly, causing dependency and social, mental and monetary issues.
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But bookies have alerted the cut in stakes might result in countless outlets closing.
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In her response to Ms Crouch, the PM said the government had listened to those who desired the changes to come into result faster than April 2020 and "had agreed that the modifications should remain in place within the year - by October 2019".
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In his Budget on Monday, the chancellor stated the modification to fixed-odds stakes would enter into force next October at the exact same time as [modifications](http://www.seferpanim.com/read-blog/353_warner-bros-discovery-sets-stage-for-potential-cable-deal-by.html) to task charged on [sports betting](https://kenyansocial.com/read-blog/1329_warner-bros-discovery-sets-stage-for-potential-cable-deal-by.html) firms based abroad however running in the UK.
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The federal government states co-ordinating the date of the two changes would imply the government would not be struck by a fall in tax income.
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Who is Tracey Crouch?
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The 43-year-old MP has actually represented Chatham and Aylesford, in Kent, given that 2010
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She was promoted to the front bench as [sports betting](https://linkin.commoners.in/read-blog/25743_missouri-sports-betting-ballot-measure-approved-by-voters.html) minister in 2015
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She is understood for her opposition to fox searching and her love of football - she is a competent FA coach
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Grammar school informed at Folkestone School for Girls, she went on to get a degree in law and politics from Hull University
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She had actually worked for different Tory MPs, [consisting](https://social.ppmandi.com/read-blog/235_the-ins-and-outs-of-betting-on-the-nfl-draft.html) of Michael Howard and David Davis before standing for election
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She had her very first child in 2016 and is believed to have actually been the first Tory minister to take maternity leave
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But in the Commons on Thursday, Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson implicated the government of "capitulating to the gaming market".
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He praised Ms "brave and principled decision" and said Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright "need to be thoroughly embarrassed" of prioritising "corporate interests over victims, revenues over public health and greed over good".
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MPs from all sides of the House participated in his criticism. Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith said it ought to be talked about as part of the [Finance](https://truthbook.social/read-blog/8350_sports-minister-tracey-crouch-resigns-over-039-delay-039-to-betting-crackdown.html) Bill later on this month.
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Week ahead in Parliament: The Finance Bill
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He informed the BBC: "There are a lot of people whose lives have been harmed by this dependency ... We need to do this very rapidly, as rapidly as we can and in the meantime, the gaming industry will make about ₤ 1bn as a result of this delay. That's wrong."
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Labour has actually informed the BBC that they will put down an amendment to the Finance Bill to attempt and bring in the modifications next April.
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