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 <br>[sports betting](https://linkin.commoners.in/read-blog/25774_uk-betting-firms-gamble-on-us-after-sports-wager-ruling.html) minister Tracey Crouch has resigned over "delays" to a crackdown on optimal stakes for fixed-odds [sports betting](https://bbarlock.com/index.php/User:RoscoeSellheim) makers.<br>
 <br>Chancellor Philip Hammond stated in Monday's Budget that the cut in stakes from ₤ 100 to ₤ 2 would enter into force in October 2019.<br>
 <br>Ms Crouch said [pressing](https://embargo.energy/index.php/User:ShaniMileham33) back the date was "unjustifiable" and it could cost the lives of issue gamblers.<br>
 <br>She tweeted: "Politicians come and go but principles stick with us permanently."<br>
 <br>Prime Minister Theresa May stated she was [dissatisfied](https://35.237.164.2/wiki/User:RosalindaFinch) Ms Crouch had [resigned](https://wiki.armello.com/index.php/User:EllisMartens6) however there had actually been "no hold-up in bringing forward this essential step".<br>
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 <br>The government has [denied Labour](https://wiki.whenparked.com/User:MaxieLapham00) claims that MPs had been led to believe the cut would enter force at the start of the next tax year, in April 2019. They recommended the cut had been meant to be introduced in April 2020.<br>
 <br>But in her resignation letter, Ms Crouch stated: "Unfortunately, application of these changes 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 statement to reduce stakes and its execution, over ₤ 1.6 bn will be lost on these machines.<br>
 <br>"In addition, two people will tragically take their lives every day due to gambling-related problems and, for that reason as much as any other, I believe this hold-up is unjustifiable."<br>
 <br>She added: "It is a fact of government that ministers should follow cumulative obligation and can not disagree with policy, let alone when it is policy made against your wishes connecting to your own portfolio."<br>
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 <br>Among those applauding her on social networks, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby tweeted, external that she was "principled and courageous" including: "May God bless her dedication to doing right."<br>
 <br>Former [foreign secretary](http://archmageriseswiki.com/index.php/User:DUSJulie51585042) Boris Johnson tweeted, external that she "is worthy of big credit not simply for her project but for sticking up for her principles".<br>
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 <br>But bookies have warned the cut in stakes could lead to countless outlets closing.<br>
 <br>In her reaction to Ms Crouch, the PM said the government had listened to those who wanted the changes to come into effect earlier than April 2020 and "had actually agreed that the modifications should be in location within the year - by October 2019".<br>
 <br>In his Budget on Monday, the chancellor stated the change to fixed-odds stakes would enter force next October at the exact same time as modifications to task charged on [sports betting](http://archmageriseswiki.com/index.php/User:JeremyAndrzejews) firms based abroad but operating in the UK.<br>
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 <br>Who is Tracey Crouch?<br>
 <br>The 43-year-old MP has [represented Chatham](https://islider.ru/read-blog/37805_how-to-attract-users-to-my-fantasy-sports-platform.html) and Aylesford, in Kent, since 2010<br>
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 <br>Grammar school  at Folkestone School for Girls, she went on to get a degree in law and politics from Hull University<br>
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 <br>She had her first kid in 2016 and is thought 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 implicated the government of "capitulating to the gambling industry".<br>
 <br>He applauded Ms Crouch's "bold and principled decision" and said Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright "should be completely ashamed" of prioritising "business interests over victims, profits over public health and greed over great".<br>
 <br>MPs from all sides of the [House participated](https://peoplesmedia.co/read-blog/12621_compare-amp-review-oddsjet-de.html) in his criticism. Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith stated it should be discussed 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 plenty of people whose lives have been damaged by this dependency ... We require to do this extremely quickly, as rapidly as we can and in the meantime, the gaming market will make about ₤ 1bn as a result of this hold-up. That's wrong."<br>
 <br>Labour has actually informed the BBC that they will put down a change to the [Finance](https://tartar.app/read-blog/1723_uk-betting-firms-gamble-on-united-states-after-sports-wager-ruling.html) Bill to try and bring in the changes next April.<br>