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Sport sports betting levy among 'ingenious' Labour sport prepares
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24 July 2014

A sports betting levy to help fund neighborhood centers and deal with gambling addiction is among proposals by Labour in a "long-lasting innovative prepare for sport".

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

Shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman stated the Olympic "tradition" of increased involvement had failed to materialise after London 2012.

And she said "strong federal government leadership" 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 removed by the union as part of education reforms.
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Pressure on clubs

The proposals are part of Labour's More Sport for All consultation.

At present, sports betting firms deal with a levy on horseracing revenues - which raised ₤ 82m last year - and Labour is thinking about extending the levy to cover all sports betting and consist of bets positioned online.

While the Premier League also presented a voluntary 5% levy on television earnings for the grassroots video game, the party thinks the manner in which amount is determined means it is often less that it could be.

The consultation is looking at increasing openness into how sums are calculated and checking out steps that would pressure the nation's richest football clubs into effectively satisfying their pledge.

The plans being thought about likewise consist of:

New targets for female participation in sport

Increasing the number of females on the boards of organisations

Ms Harman said: "We were all proud to host the Olympics and Paralympic Games in London two years ago, however rather of seeing increased involvement things have become worse, especially among youths, as a result of the government axing school sports betting collaborations."

She included: "Our consultation takes a look at a number of concepts which aim to improve financial investment in neighborhood and grassroots sports betting by quarreling the Premier League and sports betting business, restoring two hours of sport at schools a week and motivating more people to participate - women as well as young boys.

"We require strong government leadership to develop a long-term ingenious prepare for sport and that is what this assessment seeks to do."

Clive Efford, Labour's shadow sport minister, added: "If we are going to get more people active then we have to empower individuals who do most of the operate in our communities to have more impact over how we prepare, arrange and deliver sport and physical education at local level."
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