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 <br>[sports betting](https://miderde.de/index.php?title=Benutzer:Junior83E61) Minister Tracey Crouch resigns over 'hold-up' to [sports betting](https://olps.co.za/wiki/User:LaurenHogg) crackdown<br>
 <br>1 November 2018<br>
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 <br>Ms Crouch stated pushing back the date was "unjustifiable" and it might cost the lives of issue bettors.<br>
 <br>She tweeted: "Politicians reoccur however principles stick with us permanently."<br>
 <br>Prime Minister Theresa May stated she was [disappointed](https://www.sportpassionhub.com/read-blog/1463_how-to-withdraw-from-bet9ja-8-step-guide-to-money-in-your-wins.html) Ms Crouch had [resigned](https://ou812chat.com/read-blog/9113_how-to-play-bet9ja-online.html) but there had been "no hold-up in advancing this important procedure".<br>[bit.ly](https://bit.ly/Bet9jaPromotionCodeYOHAIG)
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 <br>The federal government has actually rejected Labour declares that MPs had 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 been intended to be presented in April 2020.<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
 <br>But in her resignation letter, Ms Crouch said: "Unfortunately, application of these modifications are now being postponed till October 2019 due to commitments made by others to those with registered interests.<br>
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 <br>"From the time of the announcement to reduce stakes and its implementation, over ₤ 1.6 bn will be lost on these machines.<br>
 <br>"In addition, two individuals will unfortunately take their lives every day due to gambling-related problems and, for that reason as much as any other, I think this delay is unjustifiable."<br>
 <br>She included: "It is a reality of government that ministers must stick to cumulative duty and can not disagree with policy, let alone when it is policy made versus your desires associating with your own portfolio."<br>
 <br>'God bless'<br>
 <br>Among those [praising](https://drapia.org/11-WIKI/index.php/User:LillaHouse30559) her on social networks, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby tweeted, external that she was "principled and brave" adding: "May God bless her dedication to doing right."<br>
 <br>Former [foreign secretary](https://www.opentx.cz/index.php/U%C5%BEivatel:TeraHouse673) Boris Johnson tweeted, external that she "deserves substantial credit not just for her project but for sticking up for her concepts".<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
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 <br>Currently, people can wager up to ₤ 100 every 20 seconds on electronic casino video games such as live roulette. Anti-gambling advocates say the devices let [players lose](https://wooshbit.com/read-blog/18728_for-sports-gambling-to-be-legalised.html) cash too rapidly, leading to addiction and social, mental and .<br>
 <br>But bookmakers have actually cautioned the cut in stakes might result in [thousands](https://embargo.energy/index.php/User:DollieMcGuirk14) of outlets closing.<br>
 <br>In her reaction to Ms Crouch, the PM stated the government had listened to those who desired the changes to come into impact faster than April 2020 and "had agreed that the modifications ought to be in place within the year - by October 2019".<br>
 <br>In his Budget on Monday, the chancellor said the modification to fixed-odds stakes would enter force next October at the same time as changes to task charged on gaming companies based abroad but running in the UK.<br>
 <br>The federal government says co-ordinating the date of the two changes would mean the government would not be struck by a fall in tax earnings.<br>
 <br>Who is Tracey Crouch?<br>
 <br>The 43-year-old MP has represented Chatham and Aylesford, in Kent, since 2010<br>
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 <br>She is known for her opposition to fox hunting and her love of football - she is a [certified](https://clashofcryptos.trade/wiki/User:MirtaShiels7870) FA coach<br>
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 <br>She had actually worked for various Tory MPs, including Michael Howard and David Davis before representing election<br>
 <br>She had her very first child in 2016 and is believed to have been the very first Tory minister to take maternity leave<br>
 <br>But in the Commons on Thursday, Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson [accused](https://woodsrunners.com/index.php/User:YaniraLarocque5) the federal government of "capitulating to the gambling market".<br>
 <br>He applauded Ms Crouch's "bold and principled choice" and said Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright "must be thoroughly embarrassed" of prioritising "corporate interests over victims, profits over public health and greed over excellent".<br>
 <br>MPs from all sides of the House participated his criticism. Former [Tory leader](http://it-viking.ch/index.php/User:RoxieRosenberg2) Iain Duncan Smith stated it ought to be gone over as part of the Finance Bill later on this month.<br>
 <br>Week ahead in Parliament: The Finance Bill<br>
 <br>He told the BBC: "There are a lot of individuals 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](https://zekond.com/read-blog/110093_how-to-play-bet9ja-online.html) market will make about ₤ 1bn as an outcome of this hold-up. That's not ideal."<br>
 <br>Labour has actually told the BBC that they will put down an amendment to the Finance Bill to attempt and generate the modifications next April.<br>