1 Sport Betting Levy among 'Ingenious' Labour Sport Plans
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Sport sports betting levy among sport prepares
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24 July 2014
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A wagering levy to assist fund community centers and treat gambling dependency is among propositions by Labour in a "long-term innovative plan for sport".

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

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

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

Ms Harman will also consider bring back a requirement that school pupils do a minimum of two hours of sport a week, which was eliminated by the union as part of education reforms.

Pressure on clubs

The propositions are part of Labour's More Sport for All assessment.

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

While the Premier League also introduced a voluntary 5% levy on tv incomes for the grassroots game, the party thinks the manner in which sum is computed suggests it is typically less that it could be.

The consultation is taking a look at increasing openness into how sums are calculated and exploring steps that would push the country's richest football clubs into properly satisfying their guarantee.

The strategies being thought about likewise include:

New targets for female participation in sport

Increasing the variety of women on the boards of sporting organisations
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Ms Harman stated: "We were all proud to host the Olympics and Paralympic Games in London 2 years earlier, however instead of seeing increased participation things have got worse, especially amongst young individuals, as an outcome of the government axing school sports betting partnerships."

She added: "Our consultation looks at a number of ideas which intend to boost financial investment in neighborhood and grassroots sports betting by quarreling the Premier League and wagering business, bringing back two hours of sport at schools a week and encouraging more individuals to participate - women in addition to kids.

"We need strong government leadership to produce a long-term innovative prepare for sport which is what this consultation seeks to do."

Clive Efford, Labour's shadow sport minister, added: "If we are going to get more individuals active then we need to empower the people who do many of the operate in our communities to have more influence over how we plan, organise and deliver sport and athletics at regional level."

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