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[sports betting](https://lidoo.com.br/read-blog/14606_for-sports-gambling-to-be-legalised.html) Minister Tracey Crouch resigns over 'hold-up' to [sports betting](https://unightlifetalk.site/read-blog/2617_sweepstakes-casino-controversy-and-celebrities-039-all-important-role.html) crackdown
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1 November 2018
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[sports betting](https://wiki.tld-wars.space/index.php/Utilisateur:EXOLovie55) minister Tracey Crouch has resigned over "delays" to a crackdown on optimal stakes for [fixed-odds wagering](http://it-viking.ch/index.php/User:JoesphBirks058) makers.
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Chancellor Philip Hammond said in Monday's Budget that the cut in stakes from ₤ 100 to ₤ 2 would come into force in October 2019.
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Ms Crouch stated pressing back the date was "unjustifiable" and it could cost the lives of problem gamblers.
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She tweeted: "Politicians come and go however principles stay with us forever."
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Prime [Minister Theresa](https://voggisper.com/read-blog/1230_how-fantasy-betting-app-development-companies-and-sports-developers.html) May said she was dissatisfied Ms Crouch had actually resigned however there had been "no hold-up in advancing this crucial procedure".
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The government has [rejected Labour](https://jamboz.com/read-blog/298_for-sports-gambling-to-be-legalised.html) [declares](http://social.redemaxxi.com.br/read-blog/1473_just-how-much-are-americans-investing-in-sports-betting.html) 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 been meant to be presented in April 2020.
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But in her resignation letter, Ms Crouch said: "Unfortunately, implementation of these changes are now being delayed till October 2019 due to dedications made by others to those with signed up interests.
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"From the time of the announcement to [reduce stakes](https://almightyblondeone.com/index.php/User:LucilleDenmark) and its execution, over ₤ 1.6 bn will be lost on these machines.
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"In addition, two people will unfortunately take their lives every day due to gambling-related issues and, because of that as much as any other, I think this hold-up is unjustifiable."
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She added: "It is a reality of federal government that ministers should stick to collective duty and can not disagree with policy, let alone when it is policy made versus your desires relating to your own portfolio."
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'God bless'
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Among those praising her on social networks, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby tweeted, external that she was "principled and brave" adding: "May God bless her commitment to doing right."
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Former foreign secretary Boris Johnson tweeted, external that she "should have big credit not simply for her campaign however for sticking up for her principles".
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In her response to Ms Crouch, the PM said the federal government had actually [listened](https://munidigital.iie.cl/wiki/index.php?title=Usuario:MargueriteEyler) to those who wanted the modifications to come into effect earlier than April 2020 and "had concurred that the changes need to remain in place within the year - by October 2019".
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She is understood for her opposition to fox hunting and her love of football - she is a qualified FA coach
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But in the Commons on Thursday, Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson implicated the government of "capitulating to the gambling market".
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He praised Ms Crouch's "brave and principled choice" and said Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright "need to be completely ashamed" of [prioritising](https://taar.me/read-blog/8475_how-much-are-americans-spending-on-sports-betting.html) "corporate interests over victims, earnings over public health and greed over good".
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MPs from all sides of your home participated his criticism. Former Tory leader Iain [Duncan Smith](https://zapzclubhouse.com/read-blog/2777_uk-betting-firms-gamble-on-united-states-after-sports-wager-ruling.html) stated it must be talked about as part of the Finance Bill later this month.
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Week ahead in Parliament: The Finance Bill
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He told the BBC: "There are lots of individuals whose lives have been harmed by this dependency ... We require to do this extremely rapidly, as quickly as we can and in the meantime, the [sports betting](https://social.midnightdreamsreborns.com/read-blog/13139_just-how-much-are-americans-spending-on-sports-betting.html) industry will make about ₤ 1bn as an outcome of this hold-up. That's not ideal."
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Labour has informed the BBC that they will put down a change to the Finance Bill to attempt and bring in the modifications next April.
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