Sport sports betting levy among 'innovative' Labour sport plans

24 July 2014

A sports betting levy to help fund community facilities and deal with sports betting dependency is amongst proposals by Labour in a "long-term ingenious prepare for sport".

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

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

And she said "strong federal government leadership" was required to attain it.

Ms Harman will likewise consider bring back a requirement that school pupils do a minimum of 2 hours of sport a week, which was gotten rid of by the coalition as part of education reforms.

Pressure on clubs

The propositions become part of Labour's More Sport for All consultation.

At present, wagering companies face a levy on horseracing earnings - which raised ₤ 82m in 2015 - and Labour is considering 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 revenues for the game, the party thinks the manner in which amount is calculated means it is frequently less that it might be.
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The consultation is looking at increasing transparency into how sums are calculated and checking out steps that would press the nation's richest football clubs into appropriately satisfying their pledge.
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The strategies being considered likewise include:

New targets for female involvement in sport
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Increasing the number of females on the boards of sporting organisations

Ms Harman said: "We were all happy to host the Olympics and Paralympic Games in London two years back, however rather of seeing increased participation things have actually worsened, specifically among youths, as a result of the federal government axing school sports betting collaborations."

She added: "Our assessment takes a look at a number of ideas which intend to boost investment in community and grassroots sports betting by getting hard with the Premier League and wagering companies, restoring 2 hours of sport at schools a week and motivating more individuals to take part - girls as well as young boys.

"We need strong federal government leadership to create a long-term ingenious strategy for sport and that is what this assessment looks for to do."

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