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[sports betting](https://wiki.snooze-hotelsoftware.de/index.php?title=Benutzer:ClaudetteJ80) Minister Tracey Crouch resigns over 'delay' to wagering crackdown
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1 November 2018
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[sports betting](https://famenest.com/read-blog/56107_how-to-attract-users-to-my-fantasy-sports-platform.html) minister Tracey Crouch has actually resigned over "delays" to a crackdown on [optimal stakes](http://www.seferpanim.com/read-blog/368_missouri-sports-betting-ballot-measure-approved-by-voters.html) for fixed-odds [sports betting](https://lifefriendsurance.com/the-history-of-the-nfl-and-how-to-bet-on-it/) devices.
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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 said pushing back the date was "unjustifiable" and it could cost the lives of problem [gamblers](https://projectblueberryserver.com/index.php/User:EstellaFritz17).
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She tweeted: "Politicians come and go however concepts stick with us permanently."
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Prime Minister Theresa May said she was dissatisfied Ms Crouch had resigned but there had been "no hold-up in advancing this essential measure".
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High stakes for fixed-odds wagering makers
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' I lost ₤ 250,000 on wagering devices'
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The federal government has actually denied Labour 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 recommended the cut had actually been intended to be presented in April 2020.
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But in her resignation letter, Ms Crouch stated: "Unfortunately, implementation of these modifications are now being delayed up until October 2019 due to dedications made by others to those with signed up interests.
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"From the time of the statement to reduce stakes and its implementation, over ₤ 1.6 bn will be lost on these makers.
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"In addition, 2 individuals will tragically 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."
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She included: "It is a fact of government that ministers should follow collective duty and can not disagree with policy, not to mention when it is policy made versus your dreams 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](https://younivix.com/read-blog/29892_the-ins-and-outs-of-betting-on-the-nfl-draft.html) Welby tweeted, external that she was "principled and brave" including: "May God bless her commitment to doing right."
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But bookies have actually warned the cut in stakes might result in countless outlets closing.
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In her [response](http://www.yasunli.co.id/Yasunli/wikipedia/index.php/Pengguna:HumbertoCaldwell) to Ms Crouch, the PM stated the federal government had actually [listened](https://infinirealm.com/read-blog/8237_things-you-need-to-know-about-rafting-adventures.html) to those who wanted the changes to come into [impact faster](https://a2zstreamsnow.com/read-blog/2546_sports-minister-tracey-crouch-resigns-over-039-hold-up-039-to-betting-crackdown.html) than April 2020 and "had concurred that the changes must remain in place within the year - by October 2019".
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In his Budget on Monday, the chancellor stated the change to fixed-odds stakes would come into force next October at the very same time as modifications to [responsibility charged](https://juryi.sn/read-blog/11947_things-you-need-to-know-about-rafting-adventures.html) on [gambling firms](https://woodsrunners.com/index.php/User:LinetteBrace85) based abroad but running in the UK.
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The federal government states the date of the two modifications would imply the federal government would not be struck by a fall in tax earnings.
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Who is Tracey Crouch?
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The 43-year-old MP has represented Chatham and Aylesford, in Kent, because 2010
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She was promoted to the front bench as [sports betting](https://sosmed.almarifah.id/read-blog/22_how-to-play-bet9ja-online.html) minister in 2015
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She is known for her opposition to fox hunting 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, including Michael Howard and David Davis before standing for election
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She had her first child in 2016 and is believed to have actually been the very first Tory minister to take maternity leave
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But in the Commons on Thursday, [Labour's deputy](https://younivix.com/read-blog/29892_the-ins-and-outs-of-betting-on-the-nfl-draft.html) leader Tom Watson accused the federal 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 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 your home participated in his criticism. Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith said it should be gone over as part of the Finance Bill later on 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 people whose lives have actually been harmed by this addiction ... We require to do this very rapidly, as rapidly as we can and in the meantime, the [sports betting](http://www.yasunli.co.id/Yasunli/wikipedia/index.php/Pengguna:Finlay75L240) industry will make about ₤ 1bn as a result of this delay. That's wrong."
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Labour has [informed](https://kiigasofthub.com/read-blog/10092_the-ins-and-outs-of-betting-on-the-nfl-draft.html) the BBC that they will put down a change to the Finance Bill to try and generate the modifications next April.
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