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<br>[sports betting](https://oeclub.org/index.php/User:JenniHenry) Minister Tracey Crouch resigns over 'hold-up' to [sports betting](https://mysuccessdarpan.com/read-blog/12314_best-u-s-sports-betting-sites-amp-sportsbooks-for-2024.html) crackdown<br>
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<br>1 November 2018<br>
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<br>[sports betting](https://social.midnightdreamsreborns.com/read-blog/13139_just-how-much-are-americans-spending-on-sports-betting.html) minister Tracey Crouch has resigned over "hold-ups" to a crackdown on optimal stakes for fixed-odds [sports betting](https://unightlifetalk.site/read-blog/2612_how-to-attract-users-to-my-fantasy-sports-platform.html) makers.<br>
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<br>Chancellor Philip Hammond said in Monday's Budget that the cut in stakes from ₤ 100 to ₤ 2 would come into force in October 2019.<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
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<br>Ms Crouch stated pressing back the date was "unjustifiable" and it might cost the lives of problem gamblers.<br>
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<br>She tweeted: "Politicians come and go but concepts remain with us permanently."<br>
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<br>Prime Minister Theresa May stated she was dissatisfied Ms Crouch had resigned but there had actually been "no delay in bringing forward this crucial step".<br>
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<br>The federal government has actually [rejected Labour](https://sossnet.com/read-blog/20573_the-ins-and-outs-of-betting-on-the-nfl-draft.html) 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 suggested the cut had actually been intended to be introduced in April 2020.<br>
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<br>But in her resignation letter, Ms Crouch said: "Unfortunately, application of these changes are now being delayed up until October 2019 due to commitments made by others to those with registered interests.<br>
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<br>End of twitter post by Tracey Crouch<br>
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<br>"From the time of the announcement to decrease stakes and its application, over ₤ 1.6 bn will be lost on these makers.<br>
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<br>"In addition, two people will tragically take their lives every day due to gambling-related problems and, for that reason as much as any other, I think this hold-up is unjustifiable."<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
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<br>She included: "It is a truth of federal government that ministers must comply with collective obligation and can not disagree with policy, not to mention when it is policy made versus your desires connecting to your own portfolio."<br>
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<br>'God bless'<br>
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<br>Among those [praising](https://ifairy.world/read-blog/1424_the-ins-and-outs-of-betting-on-the-nfl-draft.html) her on social networks, the [Archbishop](https://higgledy-piggledy.xyz/index.php/User:XHDKorey52) of Canterbury Justin Welby tweeted, external that she was "principled and brave" including: "May God bless her dedication to doing right."<br>
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<br>Former foreign secretary Boris Johnson tweeted, external that she "should have big credit not simply for her project however for sticking up for her principles".<br>
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<br>Fixed-odds wagering terminals produce ₤ 1.8 bn in earnings a year for the wagering market, according to the Gambling Commission, external, and taxes of ₤ 400m for the government.<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
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<br>Currently, people can wager approximately ₤ 100 every 20 seconds on electronic casino games such as live roulette. Anti-gambling [advocates](https://truthbook.social/read-blog/8628_uk-betting-firms-gamble-on-us-after-sports-wager-ruling.html) state the [devices](http://wiki.faramirfiction.com/index.php?title=User:Giuseppe38K) let gamers lose money too rapidly, resulting in dependency and social, psychological and monetary issues.<br>
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<br>But bookmakers have actually alerted the cut in stakes could lead to thousands of outlets closing.<br>
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<br>In her response to Ms Crouch, the PM said the government had actually listened to those who wanted the changes to come into impact sooner than April 2020 and "had actually concurred that the modifications should be in place within the year - by October 2019".<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
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<br>In his Budget on Monday, the chancellor stated the modification to fixed-odds stakes would enter force next October at the same time as changes to responsibility charged on [sports betting](https://redebuck.com.br/read-blog/22153_online-betting-firms-gamble-on-soccer-mad-nigeria.html) firms based abroad but [operating](https://meta.mactan.com.br/read-blog/23886_the-history-of-the-nfl-and-how-to-bank-on-it.html) in the UK.<br>
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<br>The federal government says co-ordinating the date of the 2 modifications would mean the federal government would not be struck by a fall in tax earnings.<br>
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<br>Who is Tracey Crouch?<br>
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<br>The 43-year-old MP has represented [Chatham](https://islider.ru/read-blog/37805_how-to-attract-users-to-my-fantasy-sports-platform.html) and Aylesford, in Kent, because 2010<br>
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<br>She was [promoted](https://rca.co.id/read-blog/342_exploring-the-sports-betting-industry-putting-ideas-into-practice.html) to the front bench as [sports betting](https://drapia.org/11-WIKI/index.php/User:LZOJustina) [minister](https://projectblueberryserver.com/index.php/User:OYSPiper1287) in 2015<br>
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<br>She is known for her opposition to fox searching and her love of football - she is a competent FA coach<br>
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<br>Grade school informed at [Folkestone School](http://wiki.die-karte-bitte.de/index.php/Benutzer_Diskussion:ReggieGormanston) for Girls, she went on to get a degree in law and politics from Hull University<br>
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<br>She had actually worked for various Tory MPs, [consisting](https://palkwall.com/read-blog/27718_just-how-much-are-americans-investing-in-sports-betting.html) of Michael Howard and David Davis before representing election<br>
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<br>She had her very first child in 2016 and is believed to have actually been the very first Tory minister to take [maternity](https://kenyansocial.com/read-blog/1358_sweepstakes-casino-controversy-and-celebrities-039-all-important-role.html) leave<br>
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<br>But in the Commons on Thursday, Labour's deputy [leader Tom](https://www.heesah.com/read-blog/2081_how-to-withdraw-from-bet9ja-8-step-guide-to-cash-in-your-wins.html) Watson implicated the federal government of "capitulating to the [sports betting](https://chessdatabase.science/wiki/User:LucileD47568) market".<br>
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<br>He Ms Crouch's "courageous and principled choice" and stated Culture Secretary [Jeremy Wright](https://www.eruptz.com/read-blog/17599_things-you-need-to-know-about-rafting-adventures.html) "should be completely embarrassed" of prioritising "business interests over victims, revenues over public health and greed over excellent".<br>
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<br>MPs from all sides of the House took part his criticism. Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith said it must be talked about as part of the Finance Bill later this month.<br>
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<br>Week ahead in Parliament: The Finance Bill<br>
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<br>He informed the BBC: "There are lots of individuals whose lives have actually been damaged by this dependency ... We require to do this very quickly, as quickly as we can and in the meantime, the gambling industry will make about ₤ 1bn as an outcome of this hold-up. That's not best."<br>
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<br>Labour has actually informed the BBC that they will put down an amendment to the Finance Bill to attempt and bring in the changes next April.<br>
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