Sport sports betting levy amongst 'ingenious' Labour sport plans

24 July 2014

A sports betting levy to assist fund community centers and treat sports betting addiction is among proposals by Labour in a "long-lasting ingenious strategy for sport".

Relocate to push Premier League clubs to contribute more to grassroots football are also being considered.

Shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman stated the Olympic "tradition" of increased participation had actually stopped working to materialise after London 2012.

And she said "strong government management" was needed to achieve it.

Ms Harman will likewise think about bring back a requirement that school pupils do a minimum of two hours of sport a week, which was eliminated by the as part of education reforms.
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Pressure on clubs
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The proposals are part of Labour's More Sport for All assessment.

At present, sports betting firms face a levy on horseracing revenues - which raised ₤ 82m in 2015 - and Labour is thinking about extending the levy to cover all sports betting and consist of bets put online.

While the Premier League likewise introduced a voluntary 5% levy on tv incomes for the grassroots game, the party believes the manner in which sum is computed indicates it is often less that it might be.

The assessment is looking at increasing openness into how amounts are calculated and exploring steps that would push the country's wealthiest football clubs into properly meeting their promise.

The strategies being thought about likewise consist of:

New targets for female participation in sport
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Increasing the number of females on the boards of sporting organisations

Ms Harman stated: "We were all happy to host the Olympics and Paralympic Games in London 2 years ago, but rather of seeing increased participation things have actually worsened, particularly among youths, as a result of the federal government axing school sports betting collaborations."
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She included: "Our assessment looks at a number of ideas which aim to boost financial investment in community and grassroots sports betting by getting difficult with the Premier League and sports betting business, restoring two hours of sport at schools a week and encouraging more people to participate - women as well as boys.

"We require strong federal government leadership to create a long-term ingenious prepare for sport and that is what this assessment seeks to do."
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Clive Efford, Labour's shadow sport minister, added: "If we are going to get more individuals active then we have to empower individuals who do the majority of the work in our neighborhoods to have more impact over how we prepare, arrange and provide sport and physical education at local level."
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