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<br>[sports betting](https://farmwoo.com/read-blog/9556_sweepstakes-casino-controversy-and-celebrities-039-all-important-role.html) Minister Tracey Crouch resigns over 'delay' to [sports betting](https://fishtanklive.wiki/User:EstelaUrl6553664) crackdown<br>
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<br>1 November 2018<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
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<br>[sports betting](https://social.japrime.id/read-blog/23444_the-history-of-the-nfl-and-how-to-bet-on-it.html) minister Tracey Crouch has resigned over "hold-ups" to a crackdown on maximum stakes for fixed-odds [sports betting](http://video.firstkick.live/read-blog/4660_uk-betting-firms-gamble-on-united-states-after-sports-wager-ruling.html) makers.<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
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<br>Chancellor Philip [Hammond](https://sossnet.com/read-blog/20807_warner-bros-discovery-sets-stage-for-potential-cable-deal-by.html) stated in Monday's Budget that the cut in stakes from ₤ 100 to ₤ 2 would enter force in October 2019.<br>
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<br>Ms Crouch stated pushing back the date was "unjustifiable" and it might cost the lives of issue gamblers.<br>
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<br>She tweeted: "Politicians come and go however concepts stick with us permanently."<br>
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<br>Prime [Minister Theresa](https://infinirealm.com/read-blog/8225_sports-minister-tracey-crouch-resigns-over-039-delay-039-to-betting-crackdown.html) May said she was [dissatisfied](https://philadelphiaflyersclub.com/read-blog/8425_uk-betting-firms-gamble-on-united-states-after-sports-wager-ruling.html) Ms Crouch had [resigned](https://heli.today/read-blog/75_sweepstakes-casino-controversy-and-celebrities-039-all-important-role.html) however there had been "no delay in bringing forward this essential procedure".<br>
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<br>' I lost ₤ 250,000 on wagering machines'<br>
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<br>[sports betting](https://customerscomm.com/read-blog/3721_missouri-sports-betting-ballot-measure-approved-by-voters.html) [maker stakes](https://rca.co.id/read-blog/342_exploring-the-sports-betting-industry-putting-ideas-into-practice.html) to be cut to ₤ 2<br>
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<br>The [federal government](https://reckoningz.com/the-history-of-the-nfl-and-how-to-bank-on-it/) has actually denied [Labour declares](https://nuo18.lt/read-blog/68749_warner-bros-discovery-sets-stage-for-potential-cable-deal-by.html) 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 the cut had actually been planned to be introduced in April 2020.<br>
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<br>But in her resignation letter, Ms Crouch said: "Unfortunately, implementation of these modifications are now being postponed up until October 2019 due to commitments made by others to those with signed up interests.<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
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<br>End of twitter post by Tracey Crouch<br>[bit.ly](https://bit.ly/Bet9jaPromotionCodeYOHAIG)
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<br>"From the time of the [announcement](https://surgiteams.com/index.php/User:TammaraRodway53) to lower stakes and its application, over ₤ 1.6 bn will be lost on these devices.<br>
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<br>"In addition, two people will unfortunately take their lives every day due to gambling-related problems and, because of that as much as any other, I believe this delay is unjustifiable."<br>
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<br>She included: "It is a fact of federal government that ministers need to follow collective duty and can not disagree with policy, let alone when it is policy made versus your wishes connecting to your own portfolio."<br>
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<br>'God bless'<br>
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<br>Among those applauding her on social media, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby tweeted, [external](https://flowsocial.xyz/read-blog/570_sweepstakes-casino-controversy-and-celebrities-039-all-important-role.html) that she was "principled and courageous" adding: "May God bless her dedication to doing right."<br>
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<br>Former foreign secretary Boris Johnson tweeted, external that she "is worthy of substantial credit not simply for her campaign but for sticking up for her concepts".<br>
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<br>Fixed-odds [sports betting](https://tartar.app/read-blog/1676_sport-betting-industry-wants-to-protect-itself.html) terminals create ₤ 1.8 bn in [profits](https://mgnm.uk/read-blog/3150_why-every-cricket-fan-ought-to-try-the-all-cricket-id-gaming-platform.html) a year for the [sports betting](https://wiki.rrtn.org/wiki/index.php/User:AurelioNicoll) industry, according to the [Gambling](https://zekond.com/read-blog/110704_uk-betting-firms-gamble-on-united-states-after-sports-wager-ruling.html) Commission, external, and taxes of ₤ 400m for the government.<br>
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<br>Currently, people can bet up to ₤ 100 every 20 seconds on electronic casino video games such as roulette. state the makers let players lose cash too rapidly, causing dependency and social, psychological and monetary issues.<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
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<br>But bookies have warned the cut in stakes might cause countless outlets [closing](https://ai.tienda/read-blog/7274_just-how-much-are-americans-investing-in-sports-betting.html).<br>
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<br>In her action to Ms Crouch, the PM stated the federal government had listened to those who wanted the changes to come into effect earlier than April 2020 and "had actually concurred that the changes should remain in place within the year - by October 2019".<br>
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<br>In his Budget on Monday, the chancellor stated the change to fixed-odds stakes would enter into force next October at the very same time as modifications to responsibility charged on [sports betting](https://accc.rcec.sinica.edu.tw/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:DortheaE34) companies based abroad but running in the UK.<br>
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<br>The government states co-ordinating the date of the 2 modifications would suggest the 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 actually represented Chatham and Aylesford, in Kent, since 2010<br>
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<br>She was promoted to the front bench as [sports betting](https://www.jaitun.com/read-blog/15168_best-u-s-sports-betting-sites-amp-sportsbooks-for-2024.html) minister 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 qualified FA coach<br>
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<br>Grade school educated at [Folkestone School](https://app.theremoteinternship.com/read-blog/25845_tennessee-sports-betting-top-4-legal-betting-sites-in-2024.html) for Girls, she went on to get a degree in law and politics from Hull University<br>
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<br>She had worked for various Tory MPs, consisting of Michael Howard and [David Davis](https://www.proathletediscuss.com/read-blog/426_sports-minister-tracey-crouch-resigns-over-039-delay-039-to-betting-crackdown.html) before meaning election<br>[bit.ly](https://bit.ly/Bet9jaPromotionCodeYOHAIG)
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<br>She had her first kid in 2016 and is believed to have been the first Tory minister to take maternity leave<br>
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<br>But in the Commons on Thursday, Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson implicated the government of "capitulating to the gambling industry".<br>
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<br>He applauded Ms Crouch's "courageous and principled decision" and said [Culture Secretary](https://social.ishare.la/read-blog/1115_for-sports-gambling-to-be-legalised.html) [Jeremy Wright](https://richonline.club/read-blog/3571_tennessee-sports-betting-top-4-legal-betting-sites-in-2024.html) "need to be thoroughly embarrassed" of prioritising "corporate interests over victims, earnings over public health and greed over great".<br>
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<br>MPs from all sides of your home participated his criticism. Former [Tory leader](https://social.stssconstruction.com/read-blog/21359_start-off-winning-with-pcg-college-football-picks.html) Iain Duncan Smith stated it must be gone over as part of the Finance Bill later on this month.<br>[bit.ly](https://bit.ly/Bet9jaPromotionCodeYOHAIG)
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<br>Week ahead in Parliament: The Finance Bill<br>
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<br>He informed the BBC: "There are a lot of individuals whose lives have been harmed by this dependency ... We need to do this very rapidly, as quickly as we can and in the meantime, the gaming market will make about ₤ 1bn as an outcome of this delay. That's wrong."<br>
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<br>Labour has actually told the BBC that they will put down a change to the Finance Bill to attempt and bring in the modifications next April.<br>
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