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Sport sports betting levy among 'ingenious' Labour sport prepares
24 July 2014
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A sports betting levy to help fund and treat sports betting addiction is amongst proposals by Labour in a "long-term ingenious strategy for sport".
Moves to press Premier League clubs to contribute more to grassroots football are likewise being considered.
Shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman stated the Olympic "legacy" of increased participation had actually failed to materialise after London 2012.
And she said "strong federal government management" was required to attain it.
Ms Harman will also consider restoring a requirement that school pupils do at least two hours of sport a week, which was gotten rid of by the union as part of education reforms.
Pressure on clubs
The propositions belong to Labour's More Sport for All assessment.
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At present, sports betting companies deal with a levy on horseracing profits - which raised ₤ 82m last year - and Labour is considering extending the levy to cover all sports betting and include bets placed online.
While the Premier League also presented a voluntary 5% levy on television earnings for the grassroots video game, the celebration thinks the method that amount is calculated implies it is frequently less that it could be.
The assessment is looking at increasing transparency into how amounts are computed and exploring procedures that would pressure the nation's wealthiest football clubs into effectively meeting their pledge.
The plans being thought about also consist of:
New targets for female involvement in sport
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Increasing the number of women on the boards of sporting organisations
Ms Harman stated: "We were all happy to host the Olympics and Paralympic Games in London two years earlier, however instead of seeing increased involvement things have worsened, specifically among young people, as a result of the federal government axing school sports betting partnerships."
She included: "Our assessment takes a look at a variety of ideas which intend to improve financial investment in community and grassroots sports betting by getting hard with the Premier League and wagering business, bringing back two hours of sport at schools a week and encouraging more people to participate - ladies along with young boys.
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"We require strong government leadership to develop a long-lasting ingenious prepare for sport and that is what this assessment seeks to do."
Clive Efford, Labour's shadow sport minister, included: "If we are going to get more people active then we have to empower the people who do many of the operate in our neighborhoods to have more impact over how we prepare, organise and provide sport and athletics at local level."
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