Why Sports Minister Tracey Crouch has resigned

Crouch says decision to delay crackdown on fixed-odds betting machines ‘unjustifiable’

Tracey Crouch
Tracey Crouch was appointed as the minister of sport in June 2017
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Tracey Crouch has resigned as sports minister following a row over plans to cut the maximum stake allowed at fixed-odds betting terminals.

Chancellor Philip Hammond said in Monday’s Budget that the limit would be reduced from £100 to £2 next October.

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