Sport wagering levy among 'ingenious' Labour sport plans

24 July 2014

A sports betting levy to help fund neighborhood facilities and deal with sports betting addiction is among propositions by Labour in a "long-term innovative plan for sport".

Transfer to press Premier League clubs to contribute more to grassroots football are likewise being thought about.

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 leadership" was required to accomplish it.

Ms Harman will likewise think about restoring a requirement that school students do at least 2 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 assessment.

At present, sports betting companies 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 placed online.

While the Premier League likewise presented a voluntary 5% levy on television earnings for the video game, the party believes the manner in which sum is computed indicates it is often less that it might be.
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The consultation is looking at increasing openness into how amounts are computed and checking out measures that would press the country's richest football clubs into properly fulfilling their promise.
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The plans being considered also consist of:

New targets for female involvement in sport

Increasing the number of ladies on the boards of sporting organisations

Ms Harman said: "We were all happy to host the Olympics and Paralympic Games in London 2 years ago, but instead of seeing increased involvement things have worsened, specifically among youths, as an outcome of the government axing school sports betting partnerships."

She added: "Our assessment looks at a variety of ideas which aim to boost financial investment in neighborhood and grassroots sports betting by getting tough with the Premier League and sports betting business, restoring two hours of sport at schools a week and encouraging more people to take part - ladies in addition to kids.

"We require strong government management to create a long-term ingenious plan for sport which is what this consultation seeks to do."

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

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