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[sports betting](https://unightlifetalk.site/read-blog/2612_how-to-attract-users-to-my-fantasy-sports-platform.html) minister Tracey Crouch has resigned over "delays" to a crackdown on maximum stakes for fixed-odds wagering devices.
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Chancellor Philip Hammond said in [Monday's Budget](https://globalabout.com/read-blog/16957_the-history-of-the-nfl-and-how-to-bank-on-it.html) that the cut in stakes from ₤ 100 to ₤ 2 would enter force in October 2019.
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Ms [Crouch stated](https://dev.fleeped.com/read-blog/92_sweepstakes-casino-controversy-and-celebrities-039-all-important-role.html) pressing back the date was "unjustifiable" and it might cost the lives of issue bettors.
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She tweeted: "Politicians reoccur but principles stick with us forever."
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Prime Minister [Theresa](https://wavedream.wiki/index.php/User:GARKazuko931453) May said she was [disappointed](https://social.mirrororg.com/read-blog/7682_sport-betting-industry-wants-to-protect-itself.html) Ms Crouch had [resigned](https://we2chat.net/read-blog/26306_things-you-need-to-understand-about-rafting-adventures.html) but there had actually been "no hold-up in bringing forward this important measure".
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The government has actually denied Labour [declares](https://personal.spaces.one/read-blog/3083_enhance-your-business-opportunities-with-efficient-sports-apps.html) that MPs had actually been led to think the cut would enter force at the start of the next tax year, in April 2019. They [recommended](https://origintraffic.com/read-blog/1690_start-off-winning-with-pcg-college-football-picks.html) the cut had actually been planned to be introduced in April 2020.
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But in her [resignation](https://youslade.com/read-blog/41389_for-sports-gambling-to-be-legalised.html) letter, Ms Crouch stated: "Unfortunately, implementation of these modifications are now being postponed 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 minimize stakes and its execution, over ₤ 1.6 bn will be lost on these devices.
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"In addition, 2 individuals will tragically 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 included: "It is a truth of government that ministers should follow collective obligation and can not disagree with policy, let alone when it is policy made against your dreams 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 bold" adding: "May God bless her dedication to doing right."
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Former foreign secretary [Boris Johnson](https://nbc.co.uk/read-blog/41_uk-betting-firms-gamble-on-united-states-after-sports-wager-ruling.html) tweeted, external that she "is worthy of big credit not just for her campaign however for sticking up for her principles".
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Currently, people can bet as much as ₤ 100 every 20 seconds on electronic gambling establishment video games such as live roulette. Anti-gambling advocates state the machines let gamers lose cash too quickly, causing dependency and social, mental and financial issues.
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But bookmakers have actually cautioned the cut in stakes could cause thousands of outlets closing.
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In her response to Ms Crouch, the PM stated the [government](https://web-chat.cloud/question2answer/index.php?qa=41254&qa_1=how-are-betting-odds-calculated) had actually listened to those who wanted the modifications to come into result sooner than April 2020 and "had actually concurred that the modifications should be in place within the year - by October 2019".
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In his Budget on Monday, the chancellor said the change to fixed-odds stakes would enter into force next October at the very same time as modifications to responsibility charged on gaming companies based abroad however operating in the UK.
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The federal government says co-ordinating the date of the two changes would imply the [government](https://noaisocial.pro/read-blog/2376_how-are-betting-odds-calculated.html) would not be hit by a fall in tax earnings.
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Who is Tracey Crouch?
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The 43-year-old MP has actually represented Chatham and Aylesford, in Kent, given that 2010
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She was promoted to the front bench as [sports betting](https://bytes-the-dust.com/index.php/User:Joanne00U00530) minister in 2015
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Grade 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 her very first child 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 gaming market".
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He applauded Ms Crouch's "courageous and principled choice" and stated Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright "must be thoroughly embarrassed" of prioritising "corporate interests over victims, revenues over public health and greed over excellent".
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MPs from all sides of your house joined in his criticism. Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith said it should be talked about as part of the Finance Bill later on this month.
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He told the BBC: "There are lots of people whose lives have actually been damaged by this dependency ... We need to do this really rapidly, as rapidly as we can and in the meantime, the gambling industry will make about ₤ 1bn as a result of this hold-up. That's not right."
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Labour has actually 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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