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1 November 2018
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[sports betting](https://www.matesroom.com/read-blog/1221_sports-minister-tracey-crouch-resigns-over-039-hold-up-039-to-betting-crackdown.html) minister Tracey Crouch has actually resigned over "hold-ups" to a crackdown on maximum stakes for fixed-odds wagering makers.
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Chancellor Philip Hammond stated in [Monday's Budget](https://comunidadebrasilbr.com/read-blog/14282_how-much-are-americans-spending-on-sports-betting.html) that the cut in stakes from ₤ 100 to ₤ 2 would enter force in October 2019.
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Ms Crouch stated pressing back the date was "unjustifiable" and it might cost the lives of issue gamblers.
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She tweeted: "Politicians come and go but principles stick with us forever."
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Prime Minister Theresa May said she was disappointed Ms Crouch had actually [resigned](https://we2chat.net/read-blog/26396_sports-minister-tracey-crouch-resigns-over-039-delay-039-to-betting-crackdown.html) but there had actually been "no hold-up in bringing forward this important measure".
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High stakes for fixed-odds [sports betting](https://noaisocial.pro/read-blog/2348_just-how-much-are-americans-spending-on-sports-betting.html) devices
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' I lost ₤ 250,000 on [sports betting](https://ozgurtasdemir.net/read-blog/549_sweepstakes-casino-controversy-and-celebrities-039-all-important-role.html) makers'
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[sports betting](http://wiki.die-karte-bitte.de/index.php/Benutzer_Diskussion:JaunitaGarlock7) device stakes to be cut to ₤ 2
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The [federal government](http://stotep.com/read-blog/3926_how-much-are-americans-spending-on-sports-betting.html) has denied Labour declares that MPs had been led to think the cut would enter into force at the start of the next tax year, in April 2019. They recommended the cut had actually been [planned](https://bbarlock.com/index.php/User:MammieRebell18) to be presented in April 2020.
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But in her resignation letter, Ms Crouch stated: "Unfortunately, execution of these modifications are now being delayed until October 2019 due to commitments made by others to those with signed up interests.
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End of twitter post by Tracey Crouch
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"From the time of the statement to [lower stakes](https://social.ishare.la/read-blog/1410_sports-minister-tracey-crouch-resigns-over-039-hold-up-039-to-betting-crackdown.html) and its implementation, over ₤ 1.6 bn will be lost on these [devices](https://connectworld.app/read-blog/205_for-sports-gambling-to-be-legalised.html).
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"In addition, 2 individuals will tragically take their lives every day due to gambling-related issues and, for that reason as much as any other, I believe this hold-up is unjustifiable."
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She included: "It is a truth of government that ministers need to abide by cumulative responsibility and can not disagree with policy, let alone when it is policy made against your wishes connecting 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 courageous" adding: "May God bless her dedication to doing right."
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Former foreign secretary Boris Johnson tweeted, external that she "should have huge credit not just for her campaign but for sticking up for her concepts".
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Fixed-odds wagering terminals generate ₤ 1.8 bn in revenue a year for the [sports betting](https://www.ayuujk.com/read-blog/147_online-betting-firms-gamble-on-soccer-mad-nigeria.html) market, according to the Gambling Commission, external, and taxes of ₤ 400m for the federal government.
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But bookies have actually warned the cut in stakes could result in countless outlets [closing](https://youslade.com/read-blog/41508_score-big-wins-how-sports-betting-software-drives-growth-and-engagement.html).
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In her action to Ms Crouch, the PM stated the federal government had actually listened to those who wanted the changes to come into effect earlier than April 2020 and "had agreed that the changes need to be in place within the year - by October 2019".
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In his Budget on Monday, the [chancellor](https://moonifie.com/read-blog/1423_sports-minister-tracey-crouch-resigns-over-039-hold-up-039-to-betting-crackdown.html) said the change to fixed-odds stakes would enter into force next October at the same time as modifications to task charged on [sports betting](https://peoplesmedia.co/read-blog/13123_sweepstakes-casino-controversy-and-celebrities-039-all-important-role.html) companies based abroad however operating in the UK.
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The federal government states co-ordinating the date of the two changes would indicate 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 represented Chatham and Aylesford, in Kent, given that 2010
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She was promoted to the front bench as [sports betting](https://vibrantclubs.com/read-blog/11523_sport-betting-industry-seeks-to-protect-itself.html) [minister](https://tweecampus.com/read-blog/119293_sport-betting-industry-aims-to-protect-itself.html) 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](https://uptoscreen.com/read-blog/74143_sport-betting-industry-seeks-to-protect-itself.html) from Hull University
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She had worked for numerous Tory MPs, including Michael Howard and David Davis before [representing](https://hyped4gamers.com/read-blog/2433_how-much-are-americans-spending-on-sports-betting.html) election
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She had her first kid in 2016 and is believed to have been the very 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 gambling industry".
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He [applauded](http://titotit.com/xe/?document_srl=813265) Ms Crouch's "brave and principled choice" and stated Culture [Secretary Jeremy](https://www.characterlist.com/read-blog/900_sweepstakes-casino-controversy-and-celebrities-039-all-important-role.html) Wright "need to be completely embarrassed" of prioritising "business interests over victims, profits over public health and greed over good".
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MPs from all sides of the House took part his criticism. Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith said it should be discussed as part of the 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 individuals whose lives have actually been damaged by this dependency ... We need to do this very quickly, as quickly as we can and in the meantime, the gambling market will make about ₤ 1bn as an outcome of this hold-up. That's wrong."
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Labour has informed the BBC that they will put down a modification to the Finance Bill to try and bring in the modifications next April.
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