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Delay in gambling reform: UK sports minister resigns

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November 5, 2018

Niji Narayan

Delay in gambling reform: UK sports minister resigns

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The sports minister of the UK, Tracey Crouch has quit for what she terms an unjustifiable delay in lowering the maximum amount that can be wagered on gambling machines.

She had actively campaigned for the reduction in maximum stake on electronic slot machines to counter problem gambling. A law has been passed to reduce the maximum state to 2 pounds ($2.60) from 100 pounds ($130). However, the government has decided that the new legislation would come into effect only on October 2019. Crouch has resigned over this delay enactment of the rule.

In a resignation letter to Prime Minister Theresa May, she said more money and lives would be lost till that time. Crouch tweeted Thursday: “Politicians come and go but principles stay with us forever.”

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.